I am struggling to find a market that fits me. SFH, small multi, apartments, industrial, car washes, laundry mats, storage.   I have always been a generalist, master of none skilled at most.  good CoC seems easy enoug...

Good evening BP Colleagues.  Has anyone ever gone through a Lead Paint Remediation process before?  In my experience, if Lead Paint is proven to be present (and is disclosed), the property is labelled to the world. So...

After seeing several posts regarding pet rent, I decided it is a perfect way to increase cash flow. I used to charge $300 PET FEE for new tenants. After the first year, I didn't collect another time upon renewal. I us...

I have tenants in my SFH rental who have been there a little over a year. About 4 months into their tenancy, the gas dryer I supplied quit working. It was 7 years old and I couldn’t get a replacement part, so I purc...

I have been doing student rentals for a long time. I have single family homes with students renting by the room. With students there is bound to be maintenance issues perpetually. I have been handling these myself as ...

[b]Had a close call recently. Had a wonderful 2 handle faucet that was slightly running (smashed washers, couldn't shut off 100%) and a tub drain that couldn't keep up with it. Luckily we were able to avoid a big disa...

How do you guys handle appliances in single family homes? Provide them, provide some, none, charge more for them?

In the town I invest in, the Water Department will send a bill to the tenant, but the understanding is if they don't pay, the owner is responsible.  I've noticed most other landlords in my market pay the water bill, r...

I'm curious to know how landlords in college towns deal with international students looking to rent their properties. What does the screening process look like? Are there any specific documents you ask them for? 
I w...

Hello all,

I've got a circa 1900 property with a pump in the garage, and there's no record at city hall of what it is for or when it was installed. There's a small padlock lock at the end of that chain ...