When should PM deposit rents? I have a new PM company that deposits rent the following month. So rents on the first of October aren't received until the first of November, and I still haven't received rent from Octobe...

I'm so excited to have my first deal under contract. It's a small 1 bedroom 635 sqft sfh on .25 acre lot and is rent ready but it's a start. I found this deal thru my mentor who found it driving for dollars. The contr...

As you scroll through fackbook or other sites you see various life hacks about cooking, landscaping, etc. I want this post to be about landlord hacks( what are some simple tricks you use to make your life easier as a ...

I love automating my rental business. Here is a short list of what I have automated so far:1) Showing pre-screening: After getting some ideas from other Bigger Pockets users, I automated gathering information from pot...

My daughter is going to college this fall. I'm exploring RE strategies in her college town for the next 4 years and potentially beyond. I can't seem to find anything in past posts. Options that came to mind:
1) buy a...

Hey BP family, we've decided to add a basement apartment to our house and we're trying to decide if we should go with a long-term renter or if we should try short-term (think traveling nurses / doctors, not Air BNB) a...

One of our 7 SFHs is on an oil heat furnace.  Our tenant, one of our very best, just messaged us:"FYI, when I moved in, oil was $1.69/gallon. It's now $4.85. When we responded by asking him, "any suggestions?", He res...

I'm using a standard North Carolina lease I found online and my renter wants several changes. Any advice on these? I don't have a lawyer on retainer.  The first few seem potentially problematic...23. Indemnification –...