What are the criteria that people consider when deciding where to invest? It seems that it often comes down to comfort level and familiarity with markets. I am comfortable with in-person property searching but have no...

Hi BP Members,

I'm in the process of acquiring my first rental property. I am purchasing a 4plex in the Phoenix area and live in Los Angeles. Tenants have been there for 3+ years. Do I need a full time proper...

My tenant has a boat in the yard. This is a single family residence. It has a smallish driveway (1.5 cars deep) and smallish yard. The boat (which is not covered) is at the far back of the driveway but since the yard ...

I see a lot of people talking about the BRRRR strategy and being able to do a cash out refinance after 6 months, but I can't find a lender that can do it sooner than 12 months. I've tried at least a dozen local banks ...

I have a scenario where the tenants experienced financial difficultly in July and were unable, they claim, to pay Aug rent, due on the 1st.  They also noted via email there intention to move via a 30 day notice.  Howe...

The tenant is asking for ceramic tiles being laid for half bath where the tile is breaking apart as you see in the picture.  I asked an estimate from my property manager and they quote me for tiles at $800-900 and vin...

I apologize that this post is going to be long. I have been a landlord since 1996. Self manage. By career I am a Nurse Practitioner and a Reservist. I love my career and don't intent to quit to landlord fulltime. I ha...

I've just received a quote to fix a 4x8 area of a kitchen floor following a pipe leak in the subfloor.  The labor being performed is: Remove damaged woodRemove any damaged floor joistsRemove ceramic from 4x8 area to r...

Hello BiggerPockets community.
I’m looking to refinance a 2- Family (non-owner occupied) investment property with a cash out option to help finance another future investment property. Is 70% LTV a standard or are the...

Hi all,I am working on a turnkey in Kansas City, MO and the appraisal (ordered by me through company referred by Lender) returned an appraisal that was $21k below the contract price ($162k ->$141k).  The seller the...