I am starting to invest in Class C neighborhoods for the first time. (Previously stayed in Class B and above)What are some recommendations for screening tenants and rent collection?(Bigger deposit? Background Checks?)...

Hi BP. My husband and I own a fourplex and our neighbor/tenant has been paying rent later and later each month since she signed her lease in May. She is honestly not someone we would have rented to if we'd had control...

We rented a property by way of a property manager. The tenant has been nitpicking from day one. They’ve sent in all kinds of maintenance request which many of them seem to be petty and bogus. For example they sent a m...

Hi everyone, could use your input and help!I have been house hacking a duplex in Oakland the last year. Tenants moved in January 2022. First few months were fine, but some issues started coming up. They're on a subsid...

I'm new to landlording so please bear with me.

I'm closing on a condo in the next month and I'm not sure if I should collect last month's payment or a security deposit. The condo is in a low income area so I don't...

My first post I believe to BP although I’ve read numerous posts within multiple forums.

I get a feeling from the community here - specifically buyers - that the wholesaler is unethical 99.9% of the time and not to be...

Hello BP!I tried searching on the forum for someone in a similar situation, but I didn't find much. My life story starts when I got a degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in Finance so I would have a resume tha...

Hi, I am new and want to learn. I am in Los Angeles. The prices are way out of reach. Searching for ideas. Where should I start?
Appreciate your input. 

I’ve been planning a relocation recently avoiding states that have income taxes. Then it dawned on me that I’m paying 25K a year in property taxes here, which is CONSIDERABLY more than I would pay in income tax on my ...

Hello. This is probably not as much of a success story as I often see here but... To me, this is big. We bough the property at the end of 2015. All cash. $54k with closing costs. Owner occupied. We renovated it big ti...