Hello BP Folks! A month ago I closed on my first rental property and I am already feeling the pains of working with a lackluster Property Management company.I purchased a new construction SFH in Northern Dallas throug...

I have some rental properties. I have two single family homes and a duplex. My duplex, on paper, is a great investment. A homerun even. The renters are good and pay on time (automatic withdrawals through Cozy). They d...

Here is a picture of a 80 year old home I looked at today. http://imgur.com/tWsmECTYou can see it is uneven, rough, ugly. The black is adhesive left from them prying up the asbestos tiles. What in the world can I do w...

Does anyone know where I can find a checklist of all the things I need to do before taking ownership of a 14 unit apartment building?  I will get the keys in about 60 days.  I have never been a landlord before. Thank...

I would like to share a few observations and lessons I learned during renting out my home
1. A brand new appliance makes the home attractive to prospects. It is better to buy a new one than spend a ton of time cleani...

I hate plowing season! I've had 5 different plow people in 10 years.  I've always hired based on recommendations of others.  Usually they'll do okay the first few storms, then later they get sloppy or late and tenants...

I just noticed that some people answering to my post are doing it at 4 AM and whatnot... wow!

I used to wake up at 10 am, now I wake up at 5 am (pacific). I usually follow this by my early "inspirational readings" (...

The common thought on this seems to be that you should schedule regular maintenance on your HVAC systems in rentals.  I wonder if anyone has ever really dug into this to know.  I don't really do that and I do get call...

Hello BP.I am an out of state investor that has been researching the Memphis market for buy and hold opportunities.  I have read many times on the forum about the importance of knowing the individual neighborhoods tha...

We own an 11 unit property that has had numerous issues with sewage backups since we bought it about 3 years ago.  Place was empty when we bought it and in horrendous shape due terrible tenants and awful management co...