We are brand new.  We are dying to jump in with both feet, but want to be smart about it.I've got a great day job and do OK on the side with my voiceover business, but it basically all goes to pay the bills.  I'm putt...

So my tenant skipped paying their last month of rent and also left the property in very poor condition. They also stopped returning calls and texts.My question is, what should I do?I do not have a forwarding address f...

Hello everyone,This will be my first post on BP. I have been a firefighter for 7 years, had a side business doing home inspections for the last 2,  and recently made the decision to also start investing in real estate...

Hello BP, I just closed on a duplex in Marysville WA. One unit is vacant and the other has an inherited tenant with a small dog. There is a $200 non-refundable pet deposit in place. When we purchased the property we w...

So...I have reached the point where I'm ready to pull the trigger on an Investment property. I live in and work in Los Angeles but am also very interested in Atlanta for financial reasons. LA right now is very hig...

Just had a renter call me and say that she was diagnosed with PTSD.  She says that the doctor suggest that she get a trained service dog.  She is about 6 months into a year lease that say no pets.  She says this is no...

Good day! My rental has officially been available for two months.  It took two months to update the bath and kitchen.  This is my first home and rental. I reside on the first floor and have inherited one tenant. So I'...

Hi BP,Looking for advice regarding one of my rental houses in baltimore.  The original problem that came up in the inspection was that some bricks at the top of the chimney were crumbling. We were told it should only ...

I'm a new investor living in/looking in the Cleveland market, interested in cutting my teeth on small multi-family apartment buildings (<10 units).  I've been crunching numbers on some of the deals I've seen offere...

I am working through an analysis on a SFR and I am researching realtor.com and Craigslist to make an informed decision on what I can expect to get in rent.  As I am getting closer to acquiring my first property and pl...