I just closed on my ugliest transaction. Ugly because the listing agent did not supply the documents and information we had requested in the inspection resolution, and when I called to ask for them and tell her we wou...

The Portland City council voted Thursday afternoon (2/2/17) on an addition to the housing state of emergency ordinance passed in 2015. Ordinance states that if a tenant decides to move after being given a rent increas...

As a professional property manager in a military area, we often get hired to manager a military member's home when they get moved to a new duty station.  Very often, if the military member is single, we inherit a prop...

After interviewing eight different GCs (not quite as many as @Alex Pereira who interviewed 20 for his project), I've finally found a winner and will be reviewing / signing the agreement tonight.Any advice on things th...

- I purchased a foreclosure property in Maryland- in MD, the court has to ratify the sale... and this can take at least 30 days- the trustee mandated that we close no later than 15 days post ratification- I was ready,...

Not that I'm specifically looking to do flips but sometimes thing just pop out as a possibility.Being in So Cal I've been more actively exploring Out of State Turnkey or Syndication type strategies but I noticed a fen...

Hey, we could use some advice on how to proceed with a tenant issue.First, tenant let us know on July 31 that he would be closing on a house on August 31 and moving out by the end of Sept.  Based on his move-out date,...

Good afternoon, BP.
I've been looking at New Landlord Transition letters on this site and wanted to create one for myself. I took pre-existing ideas from other members, re-wrote them, and added my own spin to them an...

Hello BP Community, My brother and I are moving into a duplex with an existing tenant on the bottom half of the house.  We are honoring their current lease, but I want to make sure I receive payment from them AND have...

I filed eviction and got writ possession but sheriff office is saying the next available date is in September. The lease of this non paying tenant will expire before that in June. Should I reach out to tenant and dema...