I have a tenant who I found had recently acquired a dog without asking (this is the third time).  I agreed to allow the German Shepherd with a $200.00 pet deposit which she partially paid.   I was then given a letter ...

Hi fellow investors, I recently bought a single family home in Columbus which already had a section 8 tenant in place. I decided to try and manage it myself. I sent a friendly message to her saying that I am the new o...

Good evening.  I am thinking of buying an income property before end of year, in part to take advantage of the generous Jobs Act depreciation allowance which I understand will expire 12/31/22.  Does this have relevanc...

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I am having a lot of responses to my listing for my rental house. I decided to do a open house like showing this weekend. I will have rental applications and answer questions. Should I have co...

After searching for a real estate agent in Houston on Biggerpockets I keep getting responses from people from New Western Acquisitions. My understanding is that they work in Houston and Dallas. Has anyone worked wit...

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I have been charging my tenants the same rental amount since they moved in back in April 2015. After surveying rental prices in the area, it is time to increase the rent to keep up with the current ma...

I know you can't say "no children" as it's discrimination, but I believe you can state Adults Only. Is this true? Also is it different from state-to-state? I'm located in in MA

So I have a 2 part question.  We have evicted some tenants due to them not paying their rent.  We sent them a 3 day to pay or quit and they moved.  However, we were in the facility (dealing with a so called mice probl...

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So I am a recent grad working in the pharmaceutical industry. I wanted to begin investing in a rental property near or around Boston. I am looking to invest with $100,000 down payment for a apart...

Here's a cool and interesting case that is happening tomorrow in Virginia:I'm looking at a property going to foreclosure which was purchased in 1998.  Married wife/owner has satisfied multiple trusts and now has a 2...