I’m consistently asked if I am a “private” landlord, or whether or not I own the property. While I never volunteer the information, I don’t lie when asked. Why is it important to tenants to know if I own the place or ...

Hi, I got a "criminal complaint" (misdemeanor) from Cleveland Municipal court because my property in Cleveland has "High Grass and Weeds".I pleaded Not Guilty because the PM confirms it is the tenant's responsibility,...

I rent a duplex to two groups of two tenants, so you`d think among the 4 of them, somebody could be home for a new AC unit to be installed.When they first notified me of the problem, I asked them to check the breaker,...

I closed on this beauty earlier this month (Dec. 2018) and it has been quite exasperating dealing with the seller and the hard money lender! She's a 3/1, 1,200 sqft home in East Point, GA - a perfect starter home if y...

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I must admit, I do NOT have any Vacation Rental properties. I am however; fascinated by this niche, and in fact was the one that pushed to get a forum devoted to it. My question is this, how many of you actually have ...

How does earnest money deposits works? As I was reading, I saw that when dealing with new buyers many wholesalers had made the buyers pay an earnest money deposit. Is this a recommended practice? Why? How much do I as...

Hi BPer,I would consider myself a decent landlord, where I would address every issue or concern that my tenants have. Recently, my hot water boiler broke, so this issue negatively affect 2-3 units in the building. Two...

Hi everyone, I am contemplating asset protection strategies for my California and Memphis properties and a real estate guru says to hold the California properties in land trusts owned by a Wyoming LLC.  This WY LLC wo...

I have a question for the seasoned landlords...How do you handle it if a tenant calls you about an issue that they feel is an emergency (which may or may not be an actual emergency) and you are not able to go over the...