How do you handle a seller who wishes to NOT have a real estate agent involved with a property you are looking to purchase? If the buyer wishes to utilize one and the seller wants nothing to do with an agent...what is...

I am renovating an older home (for a rental) and I have to totally gut the full bath. My question is how important is it to have a bathtub vs. a shower only? As a remodeling contractor, I get asked this all the time b...

Do most people keep a disaster plan ready to go for any type of natural disasters? Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Tornados... ETC?? How to notify your residents and plan of actions of what to do?

Hey all, I just made my first post, and it wasn't to introduce myself, so I think I'm already doing this backwards.My name is Wes Parkinson, and I've got eight rental units here in Stockton.  I'm actually a licensed c...

Happy Black Friday! Being new to landlording, I would appreciate your feedback. Our tenant move out 2 weeks ago. The home is in Fort Worth Texas. They left the property clean, but with minor damage. They installed sat...

How do you draw the line between wear and tear vs just excessive force & abuse?Example, if within a two month period you had the microwave oven door handle broken off, refrigerator door handle broken off, the exte...

how hard would it be to wholesale a property in Texas, when I live in Virginia? 

I just finished a new build. Its a Triplex consisting of (3) 2 bed 2 bath identical units, with an attached 2 car garage I plan to keep for personal use. We just put the 3 units up for rent and I have been approached ...

Hello BP,My name is Chris Rodriguez and I am from Northern New Jersey. Recently graduated from college and currently work in clinical research at a top Cancer Center in NYC. I love what I do, but recently I have becom...

This question came up from reading http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/01/27/tenant-screening/ on this site:

In that article, it advises landlords to check out a potential tenant's appearance, attitude, car...