Hey everyone,Im curious if anyone has really long distance investing (international)? My wife and I are starting to delve into the rental market in Italy and we were looking to see if anyone else has experience invest...

I thought I would throw out a topic for discussion....Tell me about the process that you go through to screen tenants.

Seems I keep getting beat on properties going for full price and more.  These deals often have low returns and function solely on best case scenarios in my opinion.  Anything good is snapped up quickly.  At this point...

Today I got 2 inquiries from prospective renters with service dogs. One is a chihuahua, and the other inquirer's dog is a puppy, and not even certified yet. It still has 26 weeks of training left before being certifie...

Hey BP,Some of you may recall my rant about legal structures and advice from pros in a post a few weeks ago. After reading all the constructive, helpful comments and processing the frustration of working through every...

Hey folks - so I have a property in a lower-income part of town and almost every tenant who applies has a pitbull. (The animal, not the singer!) Anyway - tenants today know the game. They just need to say "it's a serv...

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Current Newsweek article lists The United States as # 11 in countries worldwide. Really cool website with different categori...

Good morning, BPers.  Hope your weekend is going better than mine.  As you can see by the subject line, tenants at one of my rental properties have decided to increase their income by renting out rooms at the house th...

Which of you get owner’s title insurance? And who doesn’t get owner’s title? Why do you get or not get? Thank you. 

Hey BP. I wanted to share a tough lesson learned, partly to help others learn from my experience and partly to seek any words of wisdom/encouragement. :(  Thanks in advance!I am just 2 weeks from closing on my first p...