Curious what everyone does to keep track of all utility accounts and monthly bills for your properties. We have 7 units across 3 properties right now and varying accounts for each one - Gas, Electric, Water, Trash, Se...

Being a commercial broker, a friend (he is a broker too) recently brought me this property. If this moves forward, this will be my first property. We plan on going in on the investment and operating the property using...

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I'm (hopefully) about to close on my first rental property and I'm really in stupor about what my first steps should be.. The situation is this

This is a 4-unit property (2 duplexes, 2BD 1BT...

Hey BP,So in May I bought a property that was a 5-bed, 3 bath Single Fam House when I bought it, but has now been converted into a 4-3 with an in-law suite built in. I am going for a refi now.....We ordered the apprai...

Based on our prospective applicant's initial contact he quoted 600 as his credit score and in our ad, we stated we were looking for 'good' credit. His credit came out at 530 with other delinquencies, judgement and li...

Hello all,
So I'm about to rehab a duplex that I recently bought and am considering my options. I'm an out-of-state investor and so managing the rehab and contractors myself would be a little tricky.
Instead, I'm ...

I’m a current tenant to a house. I pay all utilities. For September, I received a $474 water bill. I notified the landlord immediately. She said to call the water company so they can check the meter. She also told me ...

Hi BP,Wanted to get some feedback on this forum. I was in active negotiation with a Seller for a duplex property in Portland, OR. The Seller misrepresented the operating expenses for the duplex during the course of th...

Hello, BP! I have new tenants moving into a unit in a couple of weeks. I had them review the lease terms and they had a question about a policy that anyone living on the property for more than 2 weeks will need to fil...

So, the horror stories of evictions abound. I'm curious though, how many of you have had a smooth eviction? What did you do that made the eviction relatively painless and less costly than the horror story versions?