Quick case study I was hoping to get a couple of updated opinions on.I inherited tenants in a duplex I just purchased. Long story short, I honored the existing lease which had a low security deposit (<50% of rent),...

I'm in Texas and I have 2 rentals. I have both houses leased but I don't have any specific place where I've saves the security deposits. What exactly is the legal protocol I need to be following with regards to the se...

For any landlords that use a property management company, what is the biggest reason that you chose to use a property manager? The reason that my own friends and family chose property managers in the past is because o...

Hello BP membership,I have been doing a lot of research on buying and building my portfolio in the last 6 months or so. I have got a good plan on where to go and where in am going to invest. My biggest hurdle right no...

I own 3 SFR rentals and would like to continue growing.  Currently they are not setup under a business entity, but I think it's time to get this done before buying Property #4. After completing Property #2, my CPA sai...

I used e-renter for background check of an applicant. Although he mentioned he was never evicted in the application form, an eviction incident came up in the report.  Address listings in the report show that he had so...

Have landlords started to evict non paying tenants?  It's my understanding that the eviction moratorium was struck down by a federal judge as being unconstitutional.  If that's the case, has anyone here had any luck g...

Hey guys so I’m seeking a place to live with my roommates in a notoriously difficult housing market. There’s so few places out there and they get snatched up. I have a cat who has never caused property damage before a...

The Governer Of OR has taken the following actions  
"On Monday, the governor said through a new executive order, residential evictions for non-payment and other no-cause evictions will be on hold until December 31, ...

What is your course of action, when a tenant (after over a month) still hasn't switched electricity to her name, even when this is agreed upon in the rental agreement. We can't of course just turn off the electricity,...