I am looking at getting a duplex within the next year. To be honest I know little about screening and what’ comes with having and finding a good tenant. I am a plumber and can handle most of the handyman work on the p...

Hey ladies and gents,   I recently move from my old home and decided to rent it out to pay down the mortgage. My wife was a real estate agent so we used her old firm. I spend close to $6500 before signing an agreement...

I have some questions regarding tightening up my criteria for selecting prospective tenants, and weeding out potential bad eggs.
Does anybody have any thoughts on hiring a professional to administer a polygraph test...

Hey BPers,I just recently closed my first deal: a duplex in Oakland, CA where I am living in one unit and will rent the other. I also just put up a listing advertising the other unit, and got a quick response from som...

Hello! Newbie here preparing to move and rent out our current SFH in the DMV suburbs. I've seen a lot of posts on here discussing what their criteria and screening process is but not necessarily how they communicate i...

Hey,
So I purchased my first SFH last year and quickly rented out 4 rooms before my 1st mortgage payment was due. I walled off the dining room creating an additional 5th bedroom turning the house to a 5bd/2.5ba and r...

So my tenants trashed one of my rentals and moved out. Carpets were soaked in pet urine and engine oil. Countertops were damaged. Fist sized holes in every room. Doors ripped out of the wall and left the house full of...

I currently own 1 SFH rental in Texas ( I live in Nevada). It's got a PM @ 10% a month.
I am moving back to TX and will be buying an owner occupied (1 unit) 4-plex in the same city as my current rental. Since I will ...

Hey guys, My name is Mark, I am a 19 year old investor and just closed my first triplex in New jersey. I have been talking to a potential tenant and he has terrible credit but claims his father has the same name and t...

I have a tenant who is currently the only one on the lease. I knew he would be looking for a roommate and now he has found one. He wants to add the roommate to the lease for the remainder of the the lease. What is the...