Hi All - So I have two rental houses in Houston. My property manager called yesterday and told me that two of my houses were under water. One had about 18" of water in it and the other had 48" in it. My insurance agen...

Full story below: Skip to the bullet points for the tl;dr.I purchased a few properties to be a rental properties from another landlord, who is something of a slum lord and was willing to offload some houses that need ...

I am rehabbing one apartment in a 1937 triplex in Los Angeles I just bought. Looks like the electricial wiring is original two cloth-insulated wires, although the kitchen and bathroom have three-prong GFI outlets. The...

I have a property in Riverdale, GA.A tenant has been in the property for one year. To renew the lease, they wanted some repairs and improvements which I agreed to do.We did run into some difficulty with installing new...

What are everybody's thoughts on rehabbing properties with the angle of making them green/eco-friendly properties as a primary selling point? I know that this would mean more expensive rehab costs for materials, but ...

Hi everyone,

I am going to preface this by saying I have never done a rehab before. Currently looking at a multi-family REO that needs a fair amount of work. The house has no electricity and/or heat turned on. I foun...

Are utilities included in the rent price for MTRs?  Or do tenants pay for their own utilities?

Hey BP Landlords,Does anyone have experience with landlord responsibilities during a power outage caused by weather? I had a tree come down on the power line to the multifamily last night. The utility company should b...

First day on bigger pockets, looking for advice to connect water / sewer / electrical conduit contractors to home builders, property managers.

I am in the process of preparing my Frederick property for the tenant. My real estate agent who uses zipLogix rental lease is trying to convince me that I HAVE to use the dual powered (AC and battery) smoke detect...