Greetings to all!I am Nick , my wife and I are looking for investment properties in Sioux Falls, we are new to the RE game and this will be our first investment. We are looking for something turnkey or as close as pos...

Hello BP Folks,I have a section 8 tenant which i inherited from the previous owner. She has been causing lot of problems and her lease is set to expire in end of July. I found out from other tenants that she tampered ...

Thanks for any thoughts on these three issues. Sorry this is so long.We recently purchased a 2 apartment/1 commercial multi-use property that we discovered needs a lot of work. With the property we inherited 1 tenant ...

Hello BP!We are considering purchasing a distressed home - it has a pretty bad mold problem. We planned on gutting the entire house down to the studs anyway - my question is will this go a long way to solving mold iss...

I have a single family home with tenants and lease is expiring April 30.The tenants are planning to move out.  I am not sure if they have found a new place yet.They paid first, last and security, so rent for April is ...

I listened to former CEO of BB&T John Allison speak at Harvard Law School this morning. Give us Liberty, but not a Bailout!He talked about bad mistakes made in real estate driven by governmental policy. And anxiet...

I recently purchased 2 fourplex properties and undertook a massive renovation. This was biggest purchase in the history of my company.  All the properties have new tile, bathrooms, kitchens, SS appliances, granite, re...

I confess, the subject header was just a sensationalist marketing ploy to get people to actually look at this post (few enter the "dreaded" renters forum). :-)

In actuality, my problem is somewhat unrelated (though t...

Can utility companies in MA place liens on the landlords property if tenants refuse to pay past due bills under their name?I have a scenario where I gave the tenant proper notice to resolve the issue (utility company ...

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