I have an offer accepted on a 4plex. It will cash flow upon the sale. I have a contingency in place for the inspection since it’s out of state. My only concern is the down payment and closing costs will essentially wi...

I'm a first-time investor based in Seattle with about $80k cash to spend on a buy and hold rental property. The Seattle real estate market seems like a tough one to break into. Other locations or options I've consider...

Hi Everyone,I have a potential tenant who wants to rent one of my units for over asking, but he wants to list it on Airbnb. He was up front with me when he came to look at the apartment -- completely honest, fully tra...

When I'm using it to figure my monthly payment and therefore the max I should pay for a property, am I to go by the monthly payment amount for a 15 year or a thirty year mortgage?

Hello BP,
I've been dealing with a massive headache for the past 10 days and I'd like to get some of you guys' opinion about thermostats in rental properties and how you do it.Obviously, our number #1 priority as lan...

Small landlord here.   I just have 5 units and am doing other work to help pay the bills in addition to doing all the property management myself (upkeep, repairs, cleaning in between tenants, mowing, finding & int...

Hi everyone, I am 23 years old. I am a civil engineer, but I am currently doing my masters and working on my side business that brings in 6 figures a year. I have saved so far $43K and I really want to invest in my fi...

Never encountered anything like this before so this should be a good learning experience. Guest reached out to me to let me know there isn’t any power in the house. I’m sure due to the Tropical storm we are experienci...

Hello, I've been getting calls regularly from start-up companies offering what they call "guaranteed security deposit fee".  I'm old school and just getting the hang of online rent payment software (awesome juice -btw...

Can a tenant allow access of a detached garage to others ?I manage a 10 apartment complex in Buena Park CA where the garages are in a different areas. One of my tenants is on section 8. The father of her daughter came...