I'll be closing on my first rental house - a college rental - in a few weeks. It is currently rented through next May. The house is about two hours away where my son goes to college. He will be living there after the ...

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I recently took over a rental property that my father was going to allow to foreclose. The property has been rented out by primarily, the same tenants throughout his tenure. Here is my issue; this is a two...

I have clauses in my lease saying I'm not responsible for injury or loss to person or tenant's property, and that tenant waives all claims.

Are these clauses meaningless?

If something happens, they can still sue, l...

I reside in my owner occupied duplex and rent out the other side.  The back door has windows that, when broken, would allow access to the interior thumb latch deadbolt.  Thus, someone wanting to break in could easily ...

I found BP not long ago and have used this site extensively as it provides rich info on RE. This would be my first post of question on the site and hope to hear from many experienced investors/landlords.

I obtained a...

I would like to 1031 out of an investment building that I have owned for several years and exchange into new construction buildings on raw land that I already own (paid cash for land a few months ago and construction ...

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I have been trolling BP for about a year now and reading everything I can on RE investing. I am a newly licensed RE Agent in the DFW market and need advice on how to get started working with other inve...

I am reading the book "Millionaire Next Door" which had been rec'd by a few podcast guests if I recall.They discuss the following formula as a guide to what your net worth should be:Multiply your age times your realiz...

I have a tenant in a ground floor aparment with a minor ant issue. I plan on getting it resolved as soon as I can, but I'm looking for insight into whether the best course of action would be to call in an exterminator...

Do you have any advice for buying real estate in Houston after the storm? What types of properties make sense to buy and what types of property do not make sense to buy? Does it make sense for out of state investors?