I bought a house almost 10 years ago with an odor (yep, I had it inspected); people have described the smell as musty, an old dog smell, & an old house smell. When I was dating my wife, she'd go back to her place ...

Hi y'all,I'm a new landlord in Austin, TX.  I am prepping for the holidays and was wondering if y'all give presents or gift cards to your tenants for holidays (and other events), and whether you use a service to manag...

We have been pre-approved to purchase our 2nd rental/investment property for up to $750k after pulling out close to $175k from our 2 properties during a refi. I'm a stay at home dad with plenty of time, so we're open ...

Hey all--I know I've been MIA from the MTR forums; I had to take a few minutes to pop out some twins, and my free time is pretty limited because of said twins. But I did finally finish rehabbing and furnishing my firs...

As much as I love being a landlord (this is not sarcasm, I do enjoy it).  I have one tenant in a building that is quiet, pays (and pays on time), and passed a background check, and has been living there over 2 years. ...

Hi everyone, I'm looking into entering a very niche market of providing a "Crash pad" to military officers going through long training courses. These individuals are on 3-5 month assignments, and are reimbursed for ho...

My fiance and I want to move to colorado in a year or so and I am wondering about student rentals in boulder. I know its a college town and I want to know what successes people have seen as well as not successes (not ...

Hi all! I am new to this forum and I am a new landlord. I am a college student in California. My aunt bought a condo in CA. She said I could live there for free, and asks me to rent out one room. So I posted my ad on ...

Hey everyone!
My name is Melanie Stephens and I write the “Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned” column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine.
I am looking for BP Member stories for an upcoming column on Biggest Mistakes ma...