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So I will become a landlord soon and I just wanted to know what should I have or need to get as a landlord. For example what type of account should I open to hold my tenants first, last and deposit, etc?

I am currently marketing my first rental (sfr) and a few prospective tenants have a pet. Just curious as to what folks out there are charging in terms of pet deposits?Basis for amount charged?Refundable/Non-Refundable...

How are your units doing now? You didn't want to hear that it might be a bad idea. It seemed such a wonderful way to get in for cheap. What was wrong with all those idiots saying that you should probably buy and not t...

Some of the posts I find most interesting on BP are screening questions. One of the reasons they are interesting is that the landlord posting the question is often too close to the issue and does not see problems whil...

Hi everyone, I finished rehab on my new rental (recently purchased a new 2 family house) and interviewed a young couple today with a small boy (2 years old self disclosed) and I really liked them; however, of cours...

I'm managing a property in Milwaukee, WI and I found out three days ago that the tenant moved out, of course, without paying the rent. When I pull up the house I see someone washing a car and the backyard.  I get out ...

To be honest with you I thought I had gotten the prorated amount of rent for August when we closed on 8/14/15, but this wasn't the case.  Being that this is my first deal I probably should have paid a little bit close...

I am from Central Illinois and have been reading a ton of blogs about self storage success. It’s something I would be interested in trying out, but my question is: how do you determine whether or not a market is too s...

Would love to hear thoughts on this:TL/DR: First Key Homes lied and took our tenants. A learning experience.Want to share something that has recently happened.We closed on a home recently that had a tenant in place.Du...

Hello BP Family,I just recently purchased my first property.  It is a distressed HALF Duplex in Detroit, MI (my hometown).  It was a cash purchase and I've done some renovations with cash as well.  I want to take some...