Hey BP nation. My wife and I bought our first property, a 4-plex, almost a year ago so we are still pretty green as for as land-lording goes. We have a tenant who we inherited from the previous owner that has a seriou...

Hello BP, Theo & Quinity here looking for any advice you can provide to new landlords. What websites to use to screen future renters, how do you collect your rent, should we allow pets, do you allow smoking, etc? ...

My online ad for a unit that was recently available to rent stipulated that there is no smoking of any kind allowed anywhere on the premises (including the porch stoop, back yard, and driveway).  When asked during the...

Hi,I'm a new landlord and a tenant in one of my units has clearly tampered with the smoke alarm. The wires are exposed and cut. Now the lease doesn't state anything about smoke alarms but it does mention smoking is pr...

I'm in Central Ohio, and have been looking for a good investment property or two in Delaware OH for nearly a year. I've purchased one, looked at a few, bid on a couple of others. But good deals are getting harder t...

I made an offer on a 4 family house in Massachusetts that was accepted contingent upon review of the leases. The property was represented to be taking in $1,400.00 per unit. Upon receipt of the leases on 6/21 we were ...

We saw a house yesterday that was probably smoked in for 30 years.  The smell was very strong and the "white" walls were tan, lighter tan where pictures used to be.  If we were to take this on, how do you get rid of t...

Hello,My husband and I recently purchased a 4-plex and moved into one unit. In December, we had the three remaining tenants sign new, month to month lease agreements in which we included the property (in side and out)...

Good evening all.  So they say if you listen, people will tell you who they really are.  Well, how about if a prospective tenant shows up wearing sunglasses at night and a cap with a big marijuana leaf printed on the ...

Hello,Looking for some advice here. I am not sure what to do. I live in one side of a duplex and renting out the other side. There is a shared laundry room. My current tenants have paid on time every month, and every ...