So just like the title of this post says, I finished the renovation of a house. I put it on the market, admittedly, for more than it is worth, and I had a few tire kickers but no offers. 4 months later, I am now at 5k...

Recently I was reading something that suggested putting in crown molding and finer touches to a rental property. The purpose to attract quality tenants. The idea on the surface sounds good, we all want to attract qu...

I've heard the horror stories from landlords about how the tenant they were evicting poured cement down the toilet, played hammer darts in every room, ripped out the copper, or left piles of garbage for the landlord t...

Hello BP! I'm finishing up my 1st investment property and am interested in self managing. What lessons can you share that could help me and other newbies? I've already started a journal with my renovation lessons an...

my tenant completely trashed my place, deposit will not even cover the junk removal service I called my insurance (USAA) the adjuster showed up and was very helpful : turns out Trashing the place is not covered BUT (b...

It looks like I am going to have to evict one of my tenants very soon. fingers crossed a miracle pulls through, but assuming it doesn't....For those of you that have been through this before - do renter's ever receive...

How quickly time flies. Seemingly just a few months ago I posted an article with thoughts on the first year as the owner of a small block of 18 apartments we bought a little over 2 years ago (see link below if you’re...

There was a really great BP podcast a while back where they interviewed an investor who had her renters trained so she wasn’t stuck unclogging toilets and things like that. I can’t remember which podcast that was, but...

Looking for some advice regarding my extremely high  heating bills. I own a 14 unit apartment building located in Commerce Michigan. I currently pay the gas and water for my tenants while they pay for their own elect...