We closed on a triplex in March. The old landlord informed us the first floor tenant is always late but always pays. I don't like the fact that he's late all the time. It's now March 9... He texted me and said he shou...

Well it's happened.  people are applying to rent our units with their emotional support pitbulls and other animals . Of course we follow all fair housing laws . but what we need to do is weed out people that have legi...

My property manager advised me to consider renting to Section 8 tenants.  This is my first property in Las Vegas and I am still learning the peculiarities of this market, being an out of state investor.I have heard mi...

Hi All,Before I post my question, I'd like to recognize that there will be a few of you out that there I offend. In advance, I apologize. I don't want responses to my questions to ask me to defend why I won't enroll i...

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I'm from Los Angeles, CA and have 7 years of experience operating vacation rentals across the country via master leasing them. I have never operated one in the Palm Springs area but Im interested in buying a...

I am writing about this on BP because I just found out about it and there are bound to be some tax wizards on here that know about about the game theory needed to navigate our ridiculous tax code.  I stumbled upon thi...

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Hello fellow BPers.  I have been a long time reader of these forums and have picked up a tremendous base of knowledge from you, my colleagues, on this forum.  I am mostly a passive investor, and so have not had a real...

PETSThe current lease does not include pets however, if desired, the lease can be amended to include 2 small pets. We realize that many families like / desire pets however, all pets do impose a significant amount of w...

Hi everyone.So, I've had my 4-plex for about 8 months now and had no issues with collecting rent  for the first 6 months.. Then.. One tenant started to pay a little bit late because of some issues she was going throug...