Hi, I’m new to “legit” landlording and I’ve been reading through The managing rentals book. I do have a question that doesn’t seem too clear to me in the book. Does every potential tenant go through the full applicati...

I came across this article today and I would like to get your thoughts on it. As I’m sure most of you are aware, the housing market has been recovering since the financial crisis in 2008. Since then, there has been a ...

New to BiggerPockets and loving it!
Looking for a little advice:
1) my principal home is valued at $430k with about 130k equity in it.
2) I have an opportunity to buy a 140k condo for 100k in which my father will be t...

How do you collect rent in a sustainable way when a tenant lives right next door to you? I have a tenant that is renting the other half of a duplex that I'm "house hacking" in that wants to start giving me a cashiers ...

Hello all,
Seeking advice. Tenant has recently asked for grab bars to be installed in the bathroom shower. She’s older and feels it will make her safer. I totally get that. Wondering if and/or how best to accommodate...

I know that as a landlord manager of my properties I can deduct at a rate of $0.56/mile the cost to drive to my rentals as long as I keep good records and for certain approved activities such as collecting rent; going...

The City of Austin has entered into a pilot contract with Seattle-based company, Host Compliance, to provide data on short-term rentals in the city. A Code Department memo issued July 19 this year reports more than 10...

I'm a first time home buyer in the Boise, Idaho market and want to purchase a Duplex as my 1st property.  In my area, there aren't a lot of duplex on the market and I was presented with an opportunity to build one.I w...

I ended my contact with my past property manager and I need to get information from them to file for collection for a past tenant. For some reason, they will not release the original application, driver's license, SSN...

Hello all,   Thanks for stopping by my first post in the bigger pockets forum! My name is Andrew and I am located in Ocean County, New Jersey. I had gotten bit by the real estate bug about a year ago and have been res...