So here's what happened. My tenant called me with some "bad news" and preceded to tell me that "someone" kicked in their front door and was caught red handed taking stuff out of their house and ran away. The police we...

My inherited tenant is vacating this month and has already moved out. She gave me permission to paint and get the carpets cleaned ahead of actual vacating (mistake?). I have always smelled cats but assumed/hoped t...

My out of state tenants need a new fridge. They have found a used fridge and suggest splitting the cost. The cost of the fridge is $450.

What do you suggest?

Hello all, I have been working with a realtor in Eastern NC and he has produced me with a property that I think I could cashflow right away. This is a townhome in a desirable part of town that was built in 2007. The b...

I have an inspection tomorrow on what is hopefully the first rental of my RE investing career. For my fellow BP members, what are some things that if discovered during an inspection, you can't overlook?

Hope there's a veteran DIY/handy guy who can point me in the right direction.  My tenant called about a strange issue she is having with her dryer and sent a video to verify the symptoms.  When the door is closed and ...

I'm a fresh landlord and every time I come across home warranty promotion I wonder if it's better to spend that ~$50 for a peace of mind and also I can take that out of my capex/maintenance budget? since my expenses w...

Let me give you a bit of information as I would really welcome your peoples opinion on what order we should tackle the improvements. I will also add that the property is in the San Francisco Bay Area, where rent...

Does a property have to be held for a certain time period or can an investment property be sold right away after purchase to qualify for 1031 tax exchange?

I'm looking for some feedback, especially from my fellow Rochester, NY investors. My tenant left the duplex unit after almost being evicted. My property manager sent a request to their contractor to make the unit read...