While setting up a preventive maintenance appointment in early March, the tenant calls me and says 'my sister has been living there and paying rent. I moved out.' She asked if her so called sister can take over when t...

One of the units I recently closed on is in need of some touch up work.  It is now vacant, but the previous tenants lived there for over a decade and had no concept of personal hygiene.  I don't think they ever bother...

I have this tenant (in GA) whose lease is expiring on Mar 31 of this year, but just got a notice from her that she will be moving out at the end of Feb and asked me to accept security deposit for March rent, whic...

I have been investing in Philly for a couple of years now, and never had any issues until this one recent rental.

I received a violation in the mail stating I needed to obtain a rental permit and license for this pro...

June will be 1 year since we bought a duplex (Calif); tenants came with the property. I guess it is time to plan for the annual inspection. Gulp! (Self-managed)1. Leases are month-to-month. If I want to make any chang...

So I'm moving forward with an eviction. This is my first. I went to the court and filed an unlawful detainer on Friday and am currently trying to locate my tenant so I can have her served. She ahs since moved out of m...

Hi Folks,How much did YOU pay your CPA for tax preparation and filing 2016 taxes?I just got my bill from my CPA for preparing my 2016 taxes - $4,200.   Feels steep to me.   I am filing in California and I bought one n...

Hi BP family,I am a new investor and currently have a contract on my first potential deal, but having some issues getting financing and needs some advice. Here is a breakdown of the issue:Property/Land is in the Alpha...

Hello,I am new to direct mailers. I sent out a list of 1000 yellow letters about a month ago and I am preparing to send another list soon, however I am not entirely sure about some modifications to the list. I have re...

Hi I am a new real estate investor in West Des Moines, just bought my first buy and hold house. Going with the BRRRR strategy. Looking to relocate to Chicagoland area. Trying to house hack in a multi family fixer uppe...