I have a tenant who is moving into a house that has storm windows screwed to the outside. When she previewed the house she asked me if the windows opened. The interior windows do open but there are storm windows on th...

my current cpa has been in the business for 40+ years.  He’s about 70-75 or so.  This year I just felt like it’s complicated to keep up with my invoices and give him itemized numbers.   he wants it broken down specifi...

First of all thanks to all the people that gave me advice on advertising. Got a sign in the yard and I'm on craigslist. No less than 5 minutes after post on CL, somebody called my cell. I was laughing and had to tr...

Thinking through the process of screening prospective tenants, and I wanted to get some input from other BP members. What are some good questions to use during the tenant screening process? (ie. non-obvious, trap ques...

I'm just getting started as a real estate investor and I'm trying to get an understanding of as many different scenarios as possible. What would I do in this situation? I'm pretty handy, I did my mom's kitchen remodel...

Good Day to those of you who would stop by and read this.   Recently the city of Detroit has taken quite a few hits on the investment front.   A lot of the stories and threads out there, have depicted the industry her...

Evening Y'allI'm currently under contract for an occupied sfh. the contract dictates i will assume the house vacant. the tenant was given their 30day and now has requested to meet with me because they want to stay. un...

Hi BP! Question on screening. I am just getting the second unit of my first investment property (duplex) done and hopefully rented out very soon! After advertising and sifting through applicants I have 3 bible school ...

For a 3-bed, 2-bath house in Sutton, MA (good school system), if I screen very carefully (high credit score, work history, no evictions, etc.), please describe for me the worst-case scenario for an eviction process if...

I just recently had a tenant that cost me a lot in maintenance. I rent long term, unfurnished. How do you determine which expenses should be covered by they landlord and which the tenant? And do you stipulate this in ...