My investment group just picked up our first rental property. It is 1200 sqft bungalow 2 bd, 1 ba single family on the east side of Cleveland, OH in a safe a decent neighborhood. The rental comp research we did determ...

my question is regarding tenant law in Illinois.sorry for long post :  I own a home, tenant was paying on time (well almost on time because she always paid on the 5th of the month) and last month the basement flooded ...

Hi BP Community!My wife and I recently decided that our first home purchase is going to be a house hack. I work in finance (read really long hours), in downtown Manhattan, so having a short commute is a must. My wife ...

I have had family living in the Lawrenceville area since the early 1900s and I find it astonishing to witness the revitalization going on in that neighborhood.It made me wonder what other neighborhoods are poised for ...

What are your favorite add ons to add to your lease? Do you have an addendum to your standard residential lease? Examples:  Smoking is prohibited in the unit. LANDLORD permits the use of parking space #XXXX t...

Hello all!Due to a bad experience I am finally decided to install cameras, but want to keep them simple. Here's what I ideally need for each property:- Two or max 3 cameras mainly to cover the entrance and the parking...

Everyone says LTRs are passive, STRs are work.But why? What exactly makes them more work that can't be automated?Let's assume you self-manage. The most prominent problems that I can think of are:Booking/screeningClean...

We understand every realtor can write up their commission structure (to a certain legal degree), but we want to know what the standard commission structure usually is in Raleigh, NC. What would be the "off the shelf a...

I've been looking at multi-families, and few ever get close to cash flowing with my specific circumstances, but there are some properties that could work... but only if the rents were increased. So I was wondering how...

How do you tenant proof your rentals? I was listening to BP show 48 and they gave a few ideas. I listed a few of them they discussed plus some from this post. What else do you do?
Screen tenants thoroughlyUse 5/8 dry...