A friend of mine that is also a new investor have a set of problem tenants in Baltimore City, MD.  They are stressing for my friend to conduct a water test.  These tenants are on a month to month lease and recently ga...

Hello BP,
    SO as I am searching for property, I am wondering how this will affect prices, and the overall state of real estate. 
Should I move forward and purchase or hold off for potentially better deals?   

Seems like many of you here advocate presenting yourself as the "property manager" rather than the "owner" of properties that you self manage. I'd like to begin doing that... for those who do so, what is your prim...

Hi all,

This isn't an HOA issue as much as it is a city/county issue, but I just learned from my city inspector that the county my rental property is in (Prince George's County, MD) has a law stating that no more tha...

A] Here in Connecticut, if the Landlord suddenly and without prior notice now has his property listed as section 8, does that void the lease to the tenants that are already living in the townhouse? B] If said Landlord...

Hi all,I am an RE investor and have a rental property in Wisconsin, but I currently rent from a landlord in New Jersey and reside there. I do not have a written agreement. It is month-to-month and I haven’t paid a sec...

First let me tell you that I have 5 properties in three states so I'm getting better at what I do.  So what do I do, you ask.  First, I joined the air force in 1994 and bought my first home in 2002.  After losing much...

What do you think?Is an active operator with less experience, but a strong deal, a better investment than a more experienced, 'mehh' deal? For example, if you are a passive investor with 100K liquid and are looking fo...

My tenants are moving out and so I listed my property on all the usual websites.  Unfortunately, despite my constant reading here, I didn't realize the importance of watermarking my photos.  Even though my ads are to ...

I've heard a few tips about excluding certain appliances, putting language in the lease related to maintenance calls, or being really choosey about tenants in the first place. What strategies have you had the most suc...