Last week we welcomed Jon Klaus to our moderator team, and today, I'm excited to announce another new moderator, J Scott.

J has been around BiggerPockets for almost 5 years, and his 7,800+ forum posts have been of...

Ok, I'm sitting here completely drawing a blank on coming up with a basic script to approach probate and divorce attorneys.  I can't remember which podcast but I remember one of the interviewees had a good basic scrip...

I have a tennant who is always late paying their rent.  Every month I add a $50 late fee that was stated in the lease and I eventually get paid but us usually the last week of the month.  Is it worth working with them...

I have a 2 family that all the utilities have been sub metered so each tenant can be billed based on their individual consumption. The water provider will not read and bill sub meters. Therefore, we have a main meter ...

Good read. And it begs the question, if you're new to the game, how do you prevent professional tenants from moving in and taking advantage of your lack of experience? Indianapolis' worst renter owes thousands, but la...

Lease states a $25 late fee if not paid by the 5th of the month. Last month a young couple with 2 month old baby paid late. Very late. I was lenient. Why? Because on a hunch I looked at public records and saw that the...

So I rent a sfh to 4 individual people and doing following to collect bills and utilities, any recommendations to make it automated or anything else for making it faster?Also for the utilities can I charge any extra o...

This is a long shot: A few months ago I read a post from a BP member showing a letter sent to tenants at risk for eviction. In this letter all negative consequences for the non paying tenant are explained in an easy t...

I just drafted a document I plan to post at my single family rentals (probably in a kitchen cabinet) that has contact info and some safety messages.  Part of it is liability mitigation driven.  To better help you unde...

AllNeed some help/advice My tenant who rented the house for half a decade left only giving 2 wk notice (contract said 3 months). He ruined the place, more than normal wear and tear on floors, walls and bathrooms. The ...