I expect them in the winter months, but normally our summer applicant pool is much better.  Lately it seems it seems we can't find anyone who hasn't lied on their application.  The application we took on Friday took t...

Hello! We are first-time investors with a triplex we bought in January. We live in Florida and the house is in Cleveland. We are on our second property management company and have gone from terrible to even worse, so ...

I'm bound to leave a ton of relevant information out so feel free to ask me more questions about myself but here are the basics! I'm a university student at Franklin Pierce University in New Hampshire but otherwise...

About a two months ago, i noticed a house down the block from me was not being taken care of. i.e. long grass,gutters falling off ect.ect.. I talked to the people next door and no one knows what happened.Is it to earl...

Just to prove that there is no "normal" day at the office when you deal with tenants, I had an interesting case today.So a high profile crime ocurred some months back in the neighborhood of one of my rentals. Its been...

I have been reading up on the 50% rule, and i am trying to understand it fully. My previous method of calculating expenses only adds up to a mere 35%

my old way includes

Property tax x 12
Mortgage insurance x 12
Re...

Dear all,

recently in my area, a lot of properties got break in and stole all staging furniture and appliances.

do you know what is the affective way to prevent criminal break in the staged properties while them on ...

So, after the Summit, I decided to get my real estate license here in Arkansas. Today ended my first week of school and it was eye-opening!

I am not a very experienced investor, (2 rentals), but I feel like I have...

I have a tenant who is in jail. His lease is up at the end of this month, I've wanted him out since I purchased the building. I've already notified him that his lease would not be renewed and that the move-out inspe...

Hello BP community!

I closed on a flip property 3 weeks ago. The first day we arrived at the house, we found one of the secondary bedrooms locked. I had my boyfriend jump through the window from the exterior (which w...