Long story short our house burned down and we rebuilt it. We hired landscaping company and tree company to cut trees and took the everything out. Our property is in the forest and diagonal shape. When house finished w...

Fellow landlords - What sort of recordkeeping system do you use to document that you have performed any routine inspections and maintenance you may be required to perform? I'm thinking of things like smoke/CO alarm te...

I have a room in basement apartment in my home that I am renting out.  I verbally accepted applicant but we have not signed lease or accepted any monies. The applicant is currently living with a friend.   I have gotte...

On occasion I have seen rental properties with signs posted on them like this:
'Warning, this site is known to have chemicals known to cause cancer'
The sign may or may not list specifics, such as asbestos, lead, ect....

Hi BP,We are new to property management. We took the leap last February and purchased our first duplex.  There are two one bedroom apartments. The downstairs tenant is an elderly lady.  Per the previous owner, the ten...

I recently purchased two houses on the same street. Having recently moved to the area I was unaware of potential security issues. Since Local code requires primary residency to complete work as a diy’er I am living in...

So as the title suggests, I signed the purchase agreement a few weeks ago for a potential rental property, then lost my job, but was told hopefully we'll be brought back in the future, but nothing is certain. I feel ...

i drove the neighborhood and found a home that doesn't look like its occupied. the lawn is overgrown, mail near the doorstep. i saw a notice on the door stating there are fines for not keeping up with the property. wh...

When calling tenant’s current landlord they are refusing to give info because of tenant’s privacy. This is a property managed by a large management company and this is their policy. They’ve said payment history can be...

A tenant of mine wants to break their lease at the end of next month. I have a signed letter from her stating that fact along with her desired move out date. I am about to list the property now to attempt to find a ne...