I want to run background & credit checks on potential tenants, and I'm trying to choose between Transunion's SmartMove vs. Cozy's Tenant Screening.I expect many here are partial to SM as they appear to have been a...

(Myself and the slightly disheveled dog that's causing all kinds of grief as we rental house hunt)Hi, everybody. My husband and I have been looking to rent a house in the Seattle area. I am a dog owner and I am findin...

Hi BP. Not too long ago, I took an opportunity to learn a bit about foreclosures. The information sounded interesting at the time, but now that I think about it, I'm having trouble making it make sense.So, say you obt...

What is the 1% Rule in Real Estate? The 1% rule is a real estate investment guideline indicating the minimum monthly rent you must charge your tenant to break even on a rental property. The rule states that your rent ...

This question was inspired by the discussion entitled "Caught Tenant Smoking Weed" started by @Faisal Farnas. As marijuana becomes legal in more U.S. states, many landlords and homeowners will find themselves facing t...

Hello BP Community!I live in Chicago and have had an interest in real estate for many years.Four years ago, my spouse and I purchased a three-flat in the Lincoln Square neighborhood, moved in, rented the other two uni...

There are literally hundreds and hundreds of clauses that you can find throughout BiggerPockets that people add to their leases. However, in all my searching, I wasn't able to find one single source that lists all ...

Question Bp'ers.  I have a Duplex that rents for $580 up and $580 Down(bought it for 17.5K) Anyway.  the lower(inherited tenant) has been late on her rent for the past two months.  She's caught up but has still not pa...

Hi everyone. I’m generally new to this community but have read a few bigger pockets books and have been interested in REI for years. My wife and I are currently digital nomads and we have about 125k that we saved up a...

Contractor is a month past deadline and not even half way done with job. (Only demo..rough plumbing and some rough electrical).On my last visit to the site about 10 days ago there wan no progress from my previous visi...