House was my primary but I moved out of area for a job offer. Turned it into a rental property & bought a new primary in new city. Hired a PM, who hired & arranged for a move- out cleaner. I get the bill a mon...

Hi there, I know there's a lot of talk about Portland REI and Airbnb. I've been searching for Airbnb cleaning services, and it seems like it's hard to find reliable options.I'm planning to launch my own cleaning servi...

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $169,000

Cash invested: $55,000

Property needed cosmetic repair. Approached the seller asking they pay all closing ...

It's an early 80s home and a major mess. There's old cat feces everywhere, noticeable urine stains, scratched up walls, black mold on the walls, rotten window sills, doors made out of wood and chicken wire that appare...

I am writing this to ask the BP community what they see as a normal turn over in a few ways. 
1 - How long does it normally take for turnover?  
2 - If the apartment was left in pretty good condition how would you h...

General question, I am turning over my first rental and I got the charges from my contractor on damage done and I want to see peoples opinion. Security Deposit: 2600Lease states no smoking/painting walls/no hanging th...

Hello everyone,I’m a superhost in Lacey, WA near Olympia but this month is slow and temporarily lowered my nightly rates. Any ideas on how to increase the occupancy for my rooms? Affordable ways? All feedback is much ...

I'm starting a real estate bookkeeping company with my wife who is a CPA and has been accountant for 10 years. We are going to charge more than outsourcing overseas but less than a typical US based co.What demand is o...

I'm in socal and would like to start investing in Indianapolis. Does anyone guide me if the Forest Manor area of Indianapolis IN is good area to buy in? I'm not interested in a major fixer - buying in the 53K range.An...

Hello all,We recently purchased and rented out a town-home, and discovered that after the tenant had moved in, signed lease - that although we had cleaned the place (basic carpet, windows, walls, counters etc.) we did...