Arthur R. van der Vant
What 57% of the landlords do?
Owning rental real estate can be rewarding. But it can also be difficult for some investors to juggle all the tasks related to owning and managing a rental property while managing a career, especially if you don't hav...
Aaron Matthews
Is it worth turning our basement into a 1-bedroom apartment?
My wife & I own a small brick bungalow here in Southern Ontario and have been tossing around the idea of converting our basement into a 1-bedroom apartment to help with our tight cash flow situation. We have acces...
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Convert Special Warranty to General Warranty
Hi this is my first post and I have been reading all the useful information on this site. I am happy to see that most people at BP are very helpful towards their fellow investors. I would like to know by what proces...
Fran Flanagan
Greetings from Conshohocken, PA
Hello everyone, I'm one of those who sort of got into this accidentally but I'm enjoying it so far. If it's OK, I'm going to mix a question or three in with my intro.
Wanting more room with one kid and hopefully som...
Colin Caporal
STR Advice for House Hack
I plan to purchase my first rental property in North Dallas in the Spring of 2022 (April-May). I plan to house hack a single family home in a growing area/neighborhood in the town of Plano or Richardson. I have one pr...
Kappil Tom
Weird incident - Tenant reported garage door fell and damaged
I would like to share a weird incident, tenant reported that while backing the car the garage door fell and the car damaged the lower panel of the garage, while I am trying to find the exact details of the incident, ...
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Cockroaches in Tenants stuff prior to full move in
I have a family moving into one of my rentals today. We signed the lease last week and were waiting to conduct the formal walkthrough till today. I allowed them to move a few things in prior to their official move i...
Mike Lauer
Minimum income requirements for SFR rental - all adults at 3X?
Hello!I recently acquired my first rental property in a nice Milwaukee suburb. It is a 4-BR SFR that I think I can rent for $1400-$1500/month. Rehab is almost complete and I'll be listing soon, so I'm cramming on my t...
Jerral Williams
Trying To Get My Foot In the Door
Good Afternoon,I am a school teacher in the Houston area trying to get into owning rental property. I'm having a difficult time getting my foot in the door. There have been several properties that I was interested in...
Marc Belisle
Question about interior inspection of your properties
Hi all,Do you inspect the interiors of your rental properties while occupied? It sounds like a great idea on paper to check on the condition of your property and see if the tenant is abusing the place. I was speaking ...