I look for properties while driving around town. I came upon one that was very obvious that it had been vacant a while. I jotted down the address, mailed the owner a yellow letter and got a call within 3 days. After t...

Hey everyone!  I have purchased my first note, and it is about to be boarded.  Once I start getting payments, I am wondering about everyone's strategy for how to track the note within my LLC's quickbooks company file....

San Bernardino to file bankruptcy 3rd city in CA to file. Is this a trend?

here is the link:

http://news.terra.com/san-bernardino-becomes-third-california-city-seeking-bankruptcy,4ae2317579678310VgnVCM3000009acceb...

Why do so many people find Property Managers so unappealing? Why do investors cringe at the thought of hiring a professional PM? Reputation? Bad experiences? Fees? In my experience its a combination of all 3 then addi...

BPers!We own a 2 building (1 story) rental property with 5 units in each building.  We have a long term tenant (month to month agreement) that has installed at least 4 cameras (that I see) that would cover the entry i...

I'm saving up for a down payment and looking forward to buying a rental. How was your experience and when did you start? Errors and solutions? And lastly worries?

Hello BPers. I got a call from a seller a couple days ago in the following situation......He and his wife bought a house in 2010 worth about 230K. The mother in-law gave them the majority of the money to pay for ...

General question to all the landlords out there. Much of this business is a constant game of running cost/benefit analyses. Let me know your thoughts on this one. Would you opt for this voluntary service? Rent Protect...

Hello all. If you are managing your own properties I’d like to hear from you! I am planning to scale soon and want to know what your go to systems are that save you time with tenants. Anyone have recommendations on di...

He folks, hope you are all well. So the title says it mostly.  This is stressful.
I have 5 buildings totaling 11 units. They are all on the same property. I'm having increased issues with crime around two of the buil...