Hello Folks,I am a relatively new member here on BP and completed my first new investment property purchase in Pflugerville, Austin (TX). It's a new, 3 bedroom,  single family home by D R Horton. It's been 2 weeks and...

Hi all! Newbie question here. Once I've secured a hard money loan and used it to buy/rehab a home, how do I present my current situation to a traditional lender when acquiring a conventional loan on the property? Do I...

I am a landlord in California. I recently had a new tenant that stated that a person was going to stay with them for a couple of weeks to help them move in.  However when that time past, and I asked when the guest was...

A tenant whose lease ended and who has moved out did not pay for gas and I am not sure if they had at all registered it to their name as they moved in. The lease does say that they are responsible for paying for it. G...

Hello all!We are closing on a new duplex at the end of this month, and one of the units is currently occupied.  The tenants there are on a month to month lease and are paying a couple of hundred dollars below market r...

When advertising for rent, I get people here and there that ask if I accept tenants that receive Section 8 assistance, am I even able to say no? I guess you could say no on the basis that property isn't section 8 appr...

So, after 2 months of vacancy, i've decided to rent to section 8.  A realtor who was looking for a place for his client said, "....plus section 8 pays more..." (I have no experience renting to section 8)...so my quest...

I have a tenant who paid first and last month's rent ($800) when she signed her initial lease. She's scheduled for renewal in June and she has expressed interest in doing so. Rent would be going up to $850. Does her o...

Hi everyone! Long time reader, first time poster. I found a property I'm interested in and I have some questions. The property is available via Sheriff Sale in Texas. While doing research, I found several "Notice ...

Here is more of a psychological question then financial. The tenant occupying one of my guest units is living at the end of the month (Contract expired.) I've been advertising for almost a month and although there is ...