Hi all! I recently sold my SFR that I was renting out - it was my first home I decided to keep to "get into the biz" but the numbers just weren't working. I was able to get some proceeds from that sale and I'm ready f...

Hello BP,I am looking at a deal right now and I would like a few more opinions.  The house I'm looking at is a 3/2 in a good neighborhood in Florida, about five minutes from the water. It was built in 1970 but from pi...

As more people reach out to me seeking advice about dipping their toes into the rental real estate investment waters, it occurs to me that most people don't have their *stuff* together enough to get started. They don...

Hi,I am in the process of replacing my living room and bedroom flooring in my rental house. One of the contractors showed me wood-look vinyl tile planks and said that people prefer these vs. laminate flooring in renta...

With the recent floods in Houston, there have been floods in areas that have not been flooded before.  I recently came across a house on a golf course in a desirable neighborhood.  However, the homes (about 125) all t...

I have a property that has 3/4 units heat turned on. Unfortunately, a tenant left and didn’t pay his electric bill. The soonest the electric company can come out and turn on heat to the unit is 8 days from today. The ...

Just had a long term good tenant tell me that she would gladly pay an extra $25 per month If she didnt have to pay for coin laundry.  The washer/dryer work ok but are older and will need repair/replacement very soon a...

So I currently do not allow pets in my rental, but one of my tenants asked me about a fish and was just curious about how landlords felt about it. I feel like it can be costly on utilities but the tenants are responsi...

I launched an MTR in Asheville, NC in 2018, and have had 13 tenants so far. After the first few turns I realized that compared to LTR the MTR model has a great additional benefit, meaning additional to the increased c...