Relative newbie to Landlording 101 (just over 2 years)

What is the WORST (stupid, funny, challenged etc) request a tenant has made to you? It can be written or verbal

I'll go first, I expect you more experienced la...

I would like to see a "Dealmaking Failure Stories" to counter the "Dealmaking Success Stories" in the BP forums.

We all know that you can't achieve success by being a perfectionist and without failing. Would love to...

I have always bought/made offers in the West.Three different western states. Usually, I call my RE agent and give a verbal offer and terms, then I have a written contract to sign in my email box in couple of hours, or...

Hello folks,Anyone have a clever means of finding the new local address of vacating tenants that (shudder the thought) might end up owing you once they relinquish possession? My first thought is have someone follow th...

What's up BP! I have 2 quick questions regarding taxes and accounting. I know some of you may or may not be CPAs and I should speak to mine, but I wanted to see if anyone has an answer. I have tried getting in touch w...

I own a 2nd floor condo, which I rent to a tenant. There is a nice neighbor woman downstairs with the identical unit. When I bought my unit, her bathroom ceiling was literally caving in because the previous owners for...

Hello BP,We are closing on our first house today, a triplex in Vermont. One of the tenants was designated to leave in January, but due to her house not being ready she has to stay until it's completed, and they believ...

My husband owns a house that his sister is renting from us in Baltimore city. She let a friend of hers and his family live in a basement and they paid her rent up until December. It is clear they will not be paying r...

My wife's aunt lives in California, we are in Indianapolis. Her aunt has 2 properties here in Indy she has had for some years now. They are rentals one stays rented, the other one is off and on. She is willing to let ...

Hey everybody,
I had a tenant who I had to let vacate her lease early because of the inability to pay. I found someone to cover the last month of her lease but she was still short one month's rent. This occured last ...