I had a prospective tenant ask today about keeping their pet miniature pig in the house. It weighs 30 lbs, which is right at the limit I use on dogs. She claims it is litter trained for when they are not home and is...

Hi BP,I am a new investor who is currently taking the RE license course in NY and looking to house hack my first property soon (getting the reserves up at the moment). I've been speaking to a couple of agents in the a...

Looking to invest in the under 50k cash market cities whats the best play regarding landlord friendly, quality of tenants, rent roll?  It seems to me Detroit, Cleveland and Louisville are good options. Please share th...

Hi Everyone,
So I had a recent turnover and my property was left in very bad shape. One of my biggest problems was the odor and damage that was left from the tenants dogs. Now in my lease, I do include a $250 non ref...

Tenant A: Individual with high paying job over 4x rent. Recent college grad that is on a 14 month contract at a local defense contractor. This place only hires solid people and does strong background checks. He is fro...

I'm a first-time home buyer interested in house hacking. I'm interested in getting a conventional loan and considering using a credit union. 
With rates as they currently are, I'm looking for every angle to get the l...

I just won an auction through HUBZU. Usually, I have a real estate agent that handles the paperwork and the agreement forms. The house is owned by an investment company. I will be paying cash for the property, so is t...

Hello BP!I'm trying to file 2022 (I know, I'm late) and I have a question on flexibility in deciding when I can use capital losses. I want to take advantage of the 0% LTCG rate up to 90k-ish MFJ + standard deduction, ...

So I currently do not allow pets in my rental, but one of my tenants asked me about a fish and was just curious about how landlords felt about it. I feel like it can be costly on utilities but the tenants are responsi...

Hi, newbie landlord here. I finally found some good tenants to rent out my house. Now I need a lease for them to sign. I found an attorney who said he could write one up for me for $350 (which seems kinda  steep for m...