A few months ago, buyers preferred higher end finishes and were willing to pay a premium in almost all parts of town to see really nice stuff. This is in part what was driving prices up so wildly. Flippers were puttin...

Hey BP community,
We just bought our first property that we plan to use for short term rentals.  We currently have 4 long term rentals so this is the first time we will be working in the short term rental space.
A f...

I have received an application from someone who gets section 8 vouchers. The rent will be guaranteed so It's an option I am highly considering but I do not know much about it. I have heard some horror stories about se...

I am considering switching to a heat pump with an electric heat strip for supplemental heating in our two-flat building, with plans to add a third unit in the future. Currently, we have a 200-amp service to the buildi...

I am new to wholesale real estate, and i truly dont know how im going to make my first deal. I dont have mounds of cash to go to, have one car with a hard working wife, and to add to the chaos im a stay at home father...

This is becoming so annoying. This tenant, who rents an office from me, never pays until I ask. When I send him a text requesting the rent, usually in a few days he quick pays me through Chase. I've told him he owes l...

I am interested in a 2F property upstate, and everything seems solid. However, my numbers are based on MARKET rents for that area. Initially I did not know whether the current tenants had leases and/or what they were ...

Hi BP gang,I find myself in a strange predicament. We are under contract for a house that had an advertised rent with an advertised rented out period. "Fully rented until 2016!"  Yeah - I know - should have seen it co...

I think behind tenant screenings and leases there is a quality of a landlord that's also as a person that is the respect for a good person and the intelligence of making fair affairs.
For me for ten years in the past...

what to do if the tenant is not comfortable giving SIN number for a credit and criminal background check?