We have employed this Property Management PM company 6 years, the manager for 4 years. I feel that they have accepted/managed the rent monies, but have NOT managed our property. Recently, the tenant move out, not...

I have a single family home that is occupied by a tenant at the end of a 1 year month to month agreement.  Initially, We had a 6 month agreement at $1500 a month.  They stayed the 6 months and then a year, so 18 month...

I'm thinking of buying this place and updating the kitchens and appliances to increase the cash flow. It is a duplex with 5 bedrooms 2.5 baths on one side and 3 bedrooms 1.5 baths on the other with a 1 bedroom suite i...

Hi everyone, currently own a 3-plex unit in Shreveport, La -- I am self-managing the property (my first one). My tenant is late on a payment and currently owes $700 rent + late fees for a total of $775. Today is the f...

I wish this forum has a search function as I'm pretty sure this topic has been discussed in the past and there are probably plenty of opinions on the matter. Anyways, here we go:
I have two tenants that are up for re...

Hi BP! I'm currently looking to purchase a property in Birmingham, AL to buy and hold. I know that this market is currently great for this strategy, and hope to find a property that adequately cash flows. Ideally, I ...

Do you believe that we should be willing to  pay more tax to help house the homeless?I'm going to ask again in a minute, but first am going to tell you about 2 of my properties.Rental 1.I've owned it for  4 years  wit...

I sometimes have to give tenants, what I call an "attitude adjustment".Below is an email that I sent to a tenant.  In her email, she talked about invoicing me for when she had to talk to the utility company.  I sent t...

It seems that purchasing property in all cash would have the best outcome for investments. The owner would not have a mortgage. The owner would have to pay property taxes. Buying with all cash gives the owner the opti...