I just got an email that sparkrent is closing its website to offer a "better experience" thru quick books. What are you currently using for online rent collection? And what do you like about it?

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Here is a deal I closed on in January. I bought a duplex in Cleveland for $27k and put in $7k in fix up. I get $950 in total rent, $475 each side. I have a seller financed note for $19k and my monthly pa...

I am completely new to the world of apartments, but came across an off-market out-of-state deal that was worth exploring. I'd like to lock it down as soon as I can, but the problem is that we don't have the entity st...

Hello. I am looking for any advice or help to find a third party maintenance person. I've had a few turn overs and I feel like my property manager is ripping me off with the "expenses and repairs". I want to find a ma...

Hey everyone,Just curious on Calgary investors current outlook for the market. I have been browsing around and finding that some townhouses/condo/apartments are sitting under 200k. From what I can see these are gettin...

[moderators: sorry I posted this by mistake on the Commercial Real Estate forum and then reposted here. Could you please delete the one on the Commercial forum]

So far, I have been having the tenants pay the holding ...

Hi BP community,I am a tenant and had a question about the following statement in my lease agreement:"Regardless of assignment of responsibility, tenant agrees to be responsible for the first $250.00 of any repair or ...

Looking at a duplex 8 hour drive away. I want to self manage, BUT I'm getting tripped up on how to show prospective tenants the units at turnover.What options might we have?Realtor fees for showing are steep, at that ...

Hi everyone,I recently joined BP and have been impressed by the amount of resources on here!  We are just starting out in REI, and I have the extra time to learn more as I am only work part-time at the moment.  When s...

Today a family of 6 (3 adults, 2 babies, and a 10 year old) viewed one of my apartments but only the 10 year old could speak English. I tried my best to speak to the adults through the 10 year old but the child strug...