Looking to help from the BP community in figuring out how much of a security deposit I should hold back. I had tenants move out of a small studio apartment I have about 3 weeks ago. When I went to get the keys the apa...

I was impressed with my sales ability when the candidates for renting my property volunteered to pay 12 months in advance.
Then I was scared when my broker said its a BIG red flag cuz they might want to turn the hous...

   My Father and Both grand parents were realtors and Landlords.  I grew up immersed in real estate, dinner talk was easements, right of ways, surveys,  evictions, Etc. Etc.  For many years I avoided real estate.  I h...

Been owner of a two family for about ten years.  I have never (knock on wood) had the apartments vacant--mostly due to location (walking distance to subway in boston) and affordability.   Over the past, most of my scr...

One of my biggest anxieties with real estate investing is the eviction process. The thought of unruly tenants squatting in my property without paying rent is a nightmare for a deep introvert like myself. Therefore, wh...

Hello everyone, my name is Casey and I just recently joined BiggerPockets! I'm really excited to have discovered this site and every day I'm just absorbing as much as my brain can handle. I am currently in Issaquah / ...

I am renting out a 3 bedroom apartment on Chicago's Southwest side. The steps in the tenancy process are:
     1) application (personal info, current address, former, job, a personal reference) and last 2 paystubs
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I am selling one property and planning to do a 1031 exchange. I will have about 200k-250k cash from it. Any good area so you recommend for buying a rental property ?