Hey all,I am closing on my first investment property that is a residetial home.  I acquired the house thanks to the current tenants who informed me that the owner was foreclosing allowing me to purchase it at auction....

Hello BP! This is my first post, and I'm really excited to become active on the forums.I'm scheduled to close in one week on my very first property - a 4-plex in Beaverton, OR (just west of Portland).All four units ar...

Hello, I'm 18 years old an bought my first home in southern Indiana and fixed it up. I'm ready to rent it out to a tenant. The question I have is what do other landlords charge to move in. Security? First month? Last ...

Hello, I am new to real estate investing and currently have my first investment property under contract. I read in the book on Rental Property Investing that I should get a business checking account for income and exp...

Hello,I'm bit of a newbie. So, please excuse me for not quite knowledgeable for I'm here to seek advise.  I've a couple of rooms to rent in our home on a month-to-month rental lease in S. California.  Rent per goes fo...

Would a month's rent for 2 adults living in a property be adequate Security deposit? (I plan on raising deposit by $500 which is 1/3 of month's rent for each addtl adult, such that 2 adults = $1500, 3 adults = $2000 d...

I am about to acquire a triplex that is fully rented until next year. I’m taking over the leases and need some advice on next steps.

After closing, I’m thinking of scheduling to meet each tenant and go over their lea...

So we are showing an apartment and a tenant came back clear but she wants to pay 9 months worth of rent upfront immediately. I tried looking up any problems with this on mass.gov but couldn't find a thing. Could anyon...

My tenant just entered the last month of their lease. I've been in a little bit of a battle with them recently (see my other post) but got a message this morning saying they are paying the last month with their securi...

As a professional property manager myself, I understand the essential tasks that investors are looking for from their property manager, like rent collection, maintenance, and tenant screening. However, the role of a p...