Hello Friends,I encountered with the first tenant problem.I own a 3bed room unit in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Rented, tenant moved in on 1st of this month, signed the 1 year lease(have all the papers signed), paid 1st...

On June 10th aka last week, I secured a new tenant for my really nice, 3bdrm house in a B+ neighborhood.  She is a woman in her late 50s/early 60s who has (long term, temporary) custody of her 3 grandchildren (ages 14...

Hi, I have 2 small rent houses on one lot in Fort Worth, TX.  Today I went over to get a bid from a contractor for the back house for exterior painting.  Incidentally - in addition to painting - I started asking about...

Our plan starting out was to do MTRs exclusively for all the reasons everyone does. The problem is consistently finding tenants. FurnishedFinder gave us exactly one tenant for <30 days and it was a mess (collecting...

We have been using yearly leases for our properties (we mostly have single family and a couple duplexes). These are in low income areas. We have had good tenants so far, but I like to prepare as best as I can for the ...

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...

Fellow landlords, are the following something you would considered "normal wear and tear" or no?

Window blinds - these blinds were brand new before the tenant moved in 16 months ago. I am not sure what happe...

I own 1 rental property in Sarasota, FL, I live in NYC. The home has well water and I hired a well maintenance company, the system has had some issues since they moved in. Every time water is restored within 24 hours,...

So we have an issue. My grandma owns a home and I do part of the landloring for her. We rented the 2nd fl apt to fellow church friends. Now at first my grandmother did not want to do business with church people but go...

BP colleagues,My husband and I are embarking on our first SFH short term rental that is 4 hours away from us in a semi-rural area of Texas.  I've posted before asking for advice on if we should go forward with short t...