So after having been highly intrigued by yesterdays debates about the ethical use of advertising for a phantom house using bandit signs, I was curious as to what people may think regarding other forms of 'fake' adv...

To begin I will say that if you operate in a State that requires that Landlords always be represented by a Lawyer none of my experiences or practices may apply. In our jurisdiction Landlords are not required to have l...

Question: How can I invest as a NEW 1099 employee (Ex. independent insurance agent commission only)? My last two years of taxes are from a different W2 job. How can I prove to the bank I can afford a property? I would...

Hello,
I had a situation with a rental property I own where there was a sump failure.  The sump is located in the garage.  With pump failure, the sump overflows and water runs down the couple of steps that lead from ...

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I'm looking for an advice regarding investing into a 5+ building in the suburbs near Chicago. I'll be a first time investor and recently joined the BP website. I've been...

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Im new at investing (1st property) and I’m looking into offering an all cash offer on a property and was wondering if it is wise to use a realtor or just use the listing agent?  The home is in Indiana.  We hav...

My ex-tenet who moved out *7 months ago* texted me today and demand for a partial refund of her total rental payment (80%) she made for 2 years within 30 days or she will get a lawyer and sue me. #1 She mentioned that...

I joined Bigger pockets as i enjoyed the videos by Brandon and David, i was kind of shocked to see that there are folks on these forums that belittle folks that sometime ask what others may seem elementary questions. ...

Hello,I recently had a major plumbing project done on my multi-unit building. I signed a contract at the beginning with a GC that was more general than I wanted considering the large price tag, but he kept saying that...

Fellow BP Colleagues,
Requesting your thought provoking guidance on the following hypothetical situation in California:
The tenancy is month to month and per the signed agreement, the tenant must deposit monthly ren...