Earlier today, on the way to work, I was listening to the BP Podcast #285 as per my usual routine (another great podcast by the way). But after hearing some of the guest's comments about building multi-family and rent...

This is the most basic budget question.  My wife and I use Mint.com to track our finances and we just finished sitting down and looking at our spending for the year.  This gives a really good place to start for a budg...

Wondering what thoughts people have on the very different rent stabilization initiatives on the ballot in Minneapolis and St. Paul?

So I found a couple of probate leads but don't know the process. If the house is still under the recently deceased, how do I go about buying the house? Can anyone explain the process? What happens when there is no nex...

I am going to be completely transparent with my wife's and I finances in hope to get some good suggestions of the direction to go to lead us to our goals. We currently owe approximately 140k on our personal residence ...

hi all, I have 2 small multi family (4 units) and I am getting killed on expenses each month. They are averaging $3500 each month and that's before the bills are paid. Most of the tenants are section 8 and call for re...

Say someone has tons of student loan debt, no savings, only asset being a 10 year old car worth $3,000, damaged credit due to some student loans in collections because salaries didn't match debt over time and couldn't...

Hi guys,I have inherited this crazy tenant, he seemed nice in the beginning but things seem to be getting weird with him.Lets call him "crazy Joe"Crazy Joe texted me that he is going to  "put into a hospital another t...

Hello BP Community!I was wondering what Online Service do you use to allow your tenants to pay online or through direct deposit? Any tips that you have to share for a first-time landlord is also very much appreciated ...

I self manage a single family home as a rental in St. Paul, Minnesota.  Three women signed the lease together last summer and have been good tenants since then for the most part.  About a week before January 1st, one ...