For those of you investing in Baltimore County Maryland--and especially with multi-units--how do you handle the water bills?-Do you pay it yourself and "include" it in the rent?-Do you have a method of determining whi...

Houseshare/roommate setting.

Had one person want to bring their 60 pound dog. Said it was house-trained, not kennel-trained. Young tenant, probably 20 or 21 years old. Friendly breed of dog. Would you rent to that si...

If we had owned this property for any length of time, I wouldn't even ask - we just bought this property last month and inherited our tenants. It seems there was bad wiring in the utility room that was not rated for t...

Is using Zillow Zestimate accurate? Where can I get estimates of homes other than Zillow?

Do any of you give Christmas gifts to tenants?

If they are "good" tenants, I'll hand deliver a gift card from the local grocery chain. They can use it for gasoline or groceries. Depending on the tenant, the denominat...

Welcome BP compatriots to my weekly "Skeptical Take" on all things real estate, coming at you live from Nashville, TN. Every week I write a brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets, for...

My local market is very expensive and out of my price range for investment, so I've been investing in other markets. I bought my first two investment properties in Phoenix AZ two years ago.  Both needed only minor wo...

Ok, random one here... anyone in Indy ever put solar panels on your rentals?  Now before you tear into my crazy idea... I know, I know... I'm sure there a ton of reasons why you don't want to do this... but I'm an env...

Would any of you guys recommend installing solar panels to BRRRR? I would also include the electricity in the rent bill if the proper offset is there. Reason I ask is because I installed solar panels in my primary res...