Hi everyone,I have been working as a travel nurse for the last 8 months and have started to save a bit of money now. I recently bought a starter home that I plan on turning into a rental within 2 years. Besides the mo...

Hello all! I just picked my my first rental property which is a 4 plex. The old landlord told the tenants about them having a new landlord. One morning  I was walking around picking up trash and looking things to make...

Hello, BP! I have new tenants moving into a unit in a couple of weeks. I had them review the lease terms and they had a question about a policy that anyone living on the property for more than 2 weeks will need to fil...

The situation:We very recently purchased a property based on a home inspection that was currently occupied by a tenant. Turns out there was a LOT of hidden damage. From what I understand, there is little we can do bec...

The potential for significant returns has long made flipping houses a popular avenue for investing in real estate. And the current market conditions and low interest rates of late have made it all the more attractive ...

Hi guys, I’ve bought my first STR home, and in 2 weeks got it furnished, met neighbors, found someone to “emergency manage’ and clean as I’ll be long distance, now all that’s left is my city- required safety inspectio...

Hello BP Familia!  I'm finally taking some time to post on BP to contribution for once instead of just getting priceless information from this wonderful site!  So, My name is Trent and I started doing real estate back...

Hi All - I may soon be relocating from overseas to the San Francisco area.  I'm totally new to the area and looking for information.What areas to target for an initial search for residence (renting)?  I'll need to jug...

I just closed a property with a tenant in it. The tenant send us a list of maintenance issues that they want to get repaired. I'm not sure how good or bad this tenant will be. As a new landlord I need your advise, do ...