Just thought I would ask everyone's opinion on this tactic.. After listening to a recent conference, I have decided to offer my tenants new appliances on a payment plan. Something like 6 months @ 10%. We don't make mu...

Found a seller that owns a 4 unit free and clear. He responded to one of my direct mail letters. I’m already under contract for another house, but this seems like a great opportunity to get a house with seller financi...

Closed yesterday on a new rental . I was there today and a neighbor down the street came up and was nosing around . I told him I just bought it for a rental . You could see in his face he wasnt happy . He tells me tha...

Hello all - I just tried calling a previous landlord/owner to get a reference on some applicants. She was grumpy and told me that since they have not given their notice to move out yet, she won't give me any informati...

Is this a good idea to purchase a double house with someone already renting out one side? I'm ready to buy my first property, and I really like this place; however, being new to this i don't know if it's a good idea t...

Hey Montgomery Al and surrounding area investors, I spoke with one of the real estate investor club organizers for The Montgomery area recently and he wanted me to announce that they now meet at a new location, 120 de...

I'm new to BiggerPockets and this is my first post.  I'm new to managing rental properties directly as well.  I can benefit from the collective expertise of this forum.
After 5 years, my tenant in vacated my home in ...

Hello All,I have an issue for a friend. He took over a 2 rental properties that was already occupied.  One renter has been great, pays on time and has no problems.  The second he has been struggling to collect rent ev...

Maybe I'm just going through a little grumpy fit and being melodramatic, but are any other Oregon landlords, particularly Portland area so far, getting to their breaking point yet of how far you can be pushed by polit...

Just a little experiment.. In addition to real estate and investing, I'm a big fan of stand up comedy, roasts, SNL, Letterman, Hitchhiker's Guide etc. I'm also one of those people who like to enjoy my work whenever po...