Do any of you landlords purchase home warranties (i.e. American Home Shield) for your rentals?

Seems like it would make sense especially on older properties whose major systems are begining to show their age (electri...

This weekend the female tenant of one of my properties called requesting I take the male tenant off the lease as they split up. The last thing I want is to be in the middle of this dispute. Both names are on the lease...

Hi seasoned landlords! I have a question for you guys - my tenant told me yesterday that even though the lease doesn't expire until the last day of April, he's signed a new lease somewhere else and is moving out by Ma...

Do you allow pets in apartments? Dogs are too likely to bark, owners don't clean up after them, and an off-leash dog creates a lot of problems. Then there's scratches on doors, chewed up trim, or torn up carpet to wor...

Perhaps this isn't the best place to post this question.  If anyone has any suggestion of a better place, please let me know!Bought an older house in Los Angeles (City), started doing some light demo, then thought it'...

For a background, I have a condo to rent which there are residents below and above.  Getting a qualified tenant in the unit has taken longer than expected and I have decided to accept one pet.  My initial thought is t...

I normally do not post useless stuff like this but could not help myself. This is one problem I hope to never have.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2010/12/04/la.apartment.waste.cnn?hpt=T2

A couple weeks ago I had a post here asking about whether to sell a property or not and I appreciate all the feedback.  Here is an entirely new situation to deal with.  As the title says, here is the deal.  FYI- prope...

Hi BP world!So, I have been debating for about a year on whether or not to file a lawsuit for damages against my CA rental property? I weigh the pros and cons and overall it seems like it won't be worth the fight. How...

I own some rentals in blue collar areas. Some houses are notorious for being occupied for 3 months no issues, then late payments, then partial payments, then no payments, and eviction. They cash flow excellently whe...