How often do you check in and inspect your rental properties? I know you have to give your tenant enough notice per what's outlined in the lease but wanted to get feedback from the community of landlords on how often ...

I had a showing yesterday and the perspective tenant offered to pay all 6 months up front he "really needed somewhere to live".

However he turned in his app with no past landlords for reference. Said he has l...

How has the legalization of pot influenced your investment strategies?How has pot changed your rental policies? Has pot made you money or caused more concerns? Has weed done the deed?http://www.marketwatch.com/story/5...

We've been investing for the last 13 years in solid buy and hold quality rentals in Ontario CanadaI'm wondering how we can protect ourselves from mini grow ops in our apartments once it becomes legal to grow 4 plants ...

Hi BP,
I have a house in College Park, MD. It has a separate upstairs and downstairs unit. The tenants downstairs have complained of marijuana smell from upstairs several times already. At this point, the upstairs te...

Our property is in MI but we live in CA so it's hard to keep track of the tenant.  We recently visited and discovered that they have been cultivating marijuana in the basement.  They were growing and dispensing mariju...

I live in Southern California where we're lucky to have a number of long-running investment groups. No matter the topic, I enjoy attending meetings to meet other investors face to face. This week I've been busy - atte...

This is a post meant to stir general conversation with other business-minded people about finding and working with professionals that focus on our wealth planning, taxes and related areas. I'm involved in multiple thi...

Not sure why BP deleted my previous post - seems like the definition of an innovative strategy. TLDR: I cover my mortgage with a small bitcoin mining farm. Let me know if you have any questions. 

Really.  Can't make this up.  I had to coach him through changing it over the phone because the closets have linear fluorescents, and he didn't know what to do.
I'm focusing on the day job now, but I had to share.  (...