Hi BP, because of my budget for real estate I am working with, a lot of the properties I am looking at do not have central air. In anybody's experience, does this factor into people renting your property? Do people te...

A property's operating expenses are those that it incurs on a monthly or annual basis and are considered regular and continuing. Expenses like this include things like property taxes, insurance, maintenance, administr...

BP community,Property is an English basement located in Washington, DC.Is there a definitive guide to what you can and cannot charge your tenant for repairs/upkeep out of their security deposit? For example,- my tenan...

I'm a new investor currently putting in offers for an investment property. How accurate is Rentometer for finding market rents? Is it worth paying for? Does anybody have any advice if they've used it before? Does anyb...

Hi....everyone, with the increase of gas prices, and the uncetainty of would be homebuyers, is there anyone out there charging retainer fees that can / will be refunded once a home is purchased? There are a few of m...

Hi friends! Considering a rent-by-the-room approach for a property we may purchase. For those who have experience with it, how did you price your room? I looked on rentometer, apartments.com, furnished finder and face...

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This is the first time I rented and next time I need to do a better job screening. I found out my tenant was committing welfare fraud recently. The lease ends at the end of June but I was trying to get ...

I just bought a fourplex and literally the day after I closed one of the tenants had his job relocated. He still has 8 months left on his lease and he wants to break it.  My initial reaction is to charge a three month...

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I am setting up 2 mid-term fully furnished rental 30 day+ units in Santa Cruz, CA. I have heard on some podcasts different things landlords have added into a mid-term lease that would differ from a long term ...

Hi,I'm looking to start real estate investing in the next couple months and I was curious if there's anyway that I can go to lowes or home depot and not be charged sales? I didn't know if I had to apply for vendor's l...