Hello,I have a contractor that is requesting 50% of what he quoted the job up front. It isn’t a super large sum of money, but I’m curious on what type of things I should do/look for to protect myself. As of now all I ...

How do people collect rent? Does anyone use cozy.co?

First of all I want to say that we do have some fault in this situation. I'm not trying to play the innocent victim, we did some things wrong and have learned our lesson. But we aren't the only ones that did something...

Hey BP,
Just wondering if anyone has come across the issue of a tenant paying with a money order and claimed they mailed it out.  It has been two weeks since they mailed it out and we still did not receive the money ...

OK, I admit it, I've been lax & lazy...but I want to clean up & go straight (sort of): I set up an LLC 2 years ago. The LLC holds title to 3-fourplexes. My wife & I are the only people named as members. We...

Anyone have any problems in their area with craigslist scammers. I have this guy in africa that takes pictures of my listings and places them for rent on craigslist. I am getting calls weeking from renters wondering...

Consensus question.

I normally prefer to start the lease on the first. (note's is due the first). My tenant wants to move in the 14th. Do many landlords sign a mid month lease or is it better to collect a prorated 15...

I have a HUD home under contract, needs a lot of work. About $40k, and I am in it way too high. Will HUD renegotiate their contracts or what is the procedure? Obviously, we didn't get estimates until after the cont...

Hello all, I have a few rental properties that I manage myself. I have been hearing from some people that I should set up some criteria to base my decisions on. The criteria I have come up with is income must be three...

What are the options and advice for a landlord who has a tenant who states that she has had a heart attack, and she is already late on 2 month's rent. Assuming she's stating the truth, and giving her the benefit of be...