I have looked at many properties where the tenants cook with oils and grease.  I have passed many of these properties up because of the smell, the cost of cleaning walls and cabinetry and the damage that has occurred ...

Hello, My name is Jess and I am a newer member of BiggerPockets.I am an airline pilot has decided to expand income streams recently. Over the past 2 months I've read some books and been evaluating properties in market...

Hey all fellow landlords "in the trenches" with me in the Detroit area:In the five years my tenant has been at my rental property, most of the time he has been $300-$600 behind in the water bill.  It's his responsibil...

First post and hopefully this site will steer us to a path of successful real estate investors.A quick few facts about this house: a large house (4+bedrooms/1.5 baths with central air: a perk in this section of neighb...

Apologies for the length of this post, summary will be at the bottom. My fiance and I recently moved out of a place that we only lived in for a year. Our landlord did not employ a property manager and so we paid her t...

Keep in mind this is a 50-floor high rise by the Vegas strip. There is no way for me to check or guarantee some of these items. Renter's insurance won't cover me for pipes and fixtures for example:

"The tenant agre...

I am new to BP. Would like inputs about the site auction.com. I checked few properties but seems you are bidding blank and could get into problems. Any tips? Title? Conditions of the house? How to proceed?Anythin...

I came a across a nice multi-family building with mixed size units in New Bedford, Massachusetts and it raised a question for me. It appears that the building has asbestos exterior siding;.what do investors think abou...

Hey Everyone,
So here's my situation:
My wife and I live in our studio ADU and we rent out the main house.  Over the last couple of days we have seen what looks like handymen coming through and we haven't called any...

Hey All,I am getting ready to close on a fourplex that needs alot of love. I worked with the seller to get some of the work done, and paid for by him as part of our deal. However, the one thing he wouldn't budge on wa...