Hi BiggerPockets Family! My friend and I are property managing our first investment duplex in Detroit. Is there any templates or monthly/annual checklists that we could utilize? Any suggestions or feedback regarding p...

Hello BP!Has anyone had the gas and eletric turned off 24 hours before a new tenant moved in to keep them from "forgetting" to switch it over into their name? What has been your experience?

Unfortunately, I got into a situation with a colleague that I have invested with before, lending him money and receiving a favorable return.  Well his development projecct this time, is in foreclosure with the hard mo...

Anyone knows of any good rent collection app?

Just curious who here collects first and last month's rent plus deposit when getting a new tenant? My curiosity is can you evict after missing rent for one month when you techniquely have anoher months rent? Where I h...

Hi, All. I recently bought a small multi-family property and needed tenants to move out. Per agreement, listing agent sent 60-day notice by plain mail and door post 30+ days before escrow closing. One tenant did not p...

Hi,Was wondering if anyone uses paypal to collect rents?ThanksTony V

Good read. And it begs the question, if you're new to the game, how do you prevent professional tenants from moving in and taking advantage of your lack of experience? Indianapolis' worst renter owes thousands, but la...

In another post, I ask for reference of property management for managing a SFH that I intend to rent out. Though I am out of state, I don't want to sell given the rising market condition there.

Here I would like to ...

My friend rented his place a month ago with an agreement that the tenant will pay the security deposit over 6 months. Tenant moved in with first months rent and the rent was due for this month yesterday plus part of s...