Hi BP,This is my first rental I'm land lording. The home has a second story balcony attached to a bedroom. This balcony has a loose-ish railing and a semi-soft spot in the corner. Because of this liability, I don't wa...

Hopefully get some good response for my question. My mom is retiring soon and has a little money put away in a 401k. I have been trying to figure out the best way to re invest the money as well as the easiest way to l...

My husband an I are beginning our opportunity investment careers this year in the Cleveland area. After just finishing lindhaul's "Emerging Markets" book we would like to direct our 20k start up money toward areas tha...

Hello,          I have been doing fix and flips/buy and hold investing in SFR properties in Chicago area. I have full time job but was able to continue doing the REI in Chicago area. But, recently I started looking in...

Hey everyone!I recently fired my property management company.  I will be self-managing. Do I need to issue an addendum to the lease and change all the emergency contact info for repair, how to pay rent, etc. Tenants a...

It’s winter in MN and my renter contacted me about a non-working stove with smell of gas. I’d tried calling and messaging/ email through cozy next day and several days later to get more details on the problem and stov...

I'm revising my lease for signing with the first tenant in house #2, so this is a small-timer's question.  Does the security system alarm call your tenant's phone or yours?I've had a basic security system installed, a...

I’d like to start out by saying that I understand problems arise and they are legitimate. I self manage 11 properties and I’m a fairly new landlord. I’m curious if I could get any advise on how to handle tenants who a...

I have a question regarding knit picky tenants . I know you guys here are just the ones to answer this question.

I have some tenants who pay there rent every month on time or early. They are a family and they keep ...

It seems that the BP community really supports use of property management services.  We (a couple) have a very small portfolio and are owner occupants in one of our buildings.  We question why some people with small l...