I just transferred all (except apartment complex) of my insurance to USAA and saved $6,415.  That figure includes my family's personal residence and cars but I saved 50% on the rental policies over what I was paying w...

Hello EveryoneI am a physician (Hospitalist) currently working in Salem, OR but will soon be moving to Portland. Like most physicians, I have very limited experience with real estate investing. I did own a condo in Po...

Hi my name is Demeko (as you can see lol) I am a Newbie in the Atlanta area looking to gain more knowledge and learn from anyone with knowledge and experience in the Real Estate Investing business. I've had dreams of ...

I hired a plumber to replace a non-functional boiler with TWO boilers for a two family property I just bought to separate utilities. With the cold weather approaching, I couldn't leave tenants without heat so I was de...

Hello BP!
I just signed the lease with a tenant today. We signed via zoom because he is out of state. Here is the back story:
I do room rentals near UNCG in Greensboro, NC. I am also living in one of the rooms at th...

Hi all,
So I bought a 4 plex last year in Lansing MI and didn't want to raise the rents due to covid and just starting out (since the 4 unit was my first multi). The rents were fairly under market value 600-700 while...

Hey All,The question I have for all you self managing landlords today is, does anyone have any good tips or tricks (I don't mean actually tricking your tenant) into a simple and stress free way of having them sign a n...

"The Do's and Don'ts of Apartment Renting"

[size=18]"The Do's and Don'ts of Apartment Renting"[/size]

DO:

* View the apartment!
* Visit the neighborhood at various times of the day, night & weekend.
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I have been renting for many years and from what I have been learning on BP it sounds like buying a multi family property and living in it is a great way to get started in real estate investing and find a new place t...