My wife and I have spent the last week and a half cleaning a rental of ours. What is a reasonable rate that can/should be charged for cleaning required to return the unit to rent ready condition (minus normal wear and...

Just wanted to better understand what some of your thoughts are on home warranties for SFH long term rentals? Year 1 was covered by the seller and I have renewed mine for my owner occupied residence, but go back and f...

What do you include in your new tenant welcome letter / package?  

So the way I'm thinking is to create a say a property management company, which rents my property from me.Say at a rate of $property tax + $hoaThen rent it out from the llc at market price.So effectively I still own t...

Hi all,

I have a rental with 2 2BR 2BA.
After some new tenants ( 2 guys ) moved in the Electric bill for both units ( 1 meter ) have gone
from average 65-85 to over $200 the last 2 months !!!
Don't think the upstai...

hey there  im a long time listener to bigger pockets. and im about manage my first rental property. my family and I are upgradeing to a new home in Bothel washington.. and planning to Rent my property in West seattle....

Hello.  I have 7 rental houses and am in the process of renewing my umbrella insurance policy.  An old policy I had listed each of the properties covered under the policy.  My new policy only states that I own 7 house...

Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $228,000

Cash invested: $9,000

Duplex of 2 units. 3 bdrms, 1 bath each unit. Private fenced in back yards,...

The time has come to move out my current house and move to a new home. I want to keep my current property and rent it out. This will be my first rental. Where should I start? I’m looking to figure out a lease, backgro...

Hello, I was wondering If I should use a real estate agent (to buy the rental property) that works for the same company has the property manager I plan on using? Or should I use a agent from a different company to mak...