When renovating a home for rental purposes I tend to go with works, nothing too fancy, nothing too complicated, nothing too loud.I recently purchased a REO that comes with lots of things that are probably worth some m...

UsaToday had an article the other day on social changes in our country.
The % of babies born to single moms has risen about 1% per year each of the last 5 years. It now stands at over 45% of babies born. My guess...

Hello BP, I'm rolling my old employee 401k into a Solo 401k with the help of @Dmitriy Fomichenko  Sense Financial Services. I'm keeping all the different balances in separate bank accounts. I don't have a CPA so wante...

I always thought that nothing could repair credit outside of time and money.  Bring delinquent accounts up to date, pay them off or wait until they stop reporting.  However, I see people here on Bigger Pockets claimin...

Hey Guys,
I have a tenant in Philadelphia who a few months back mentioned that she feels more tired than usual and wanted to test for mold. It was very vague/general request, in which I gave her the okay to purchase ...

Hey everyone just a quick question for you guys. My tenant is going to be renewing their lease here in the next 2 months. They were charged a non-refundable pet deposit at the start of the lease. Now that they're rene...

I call her the Bed Bug Lady. She's been my Sec 8 tenant for 14 yrs. Four years ago I sold a condo which she occupied. Sale required I deliver the condo vacant so after many months notice she came to court with lega...

Hello BP members,
I have a 5/5, new construction home in a nice area that I recently put in the market. My PM said they had around 8 showings but it hasn't been rented yet. It's been over  a month and a half, so I've...

Hi All-My tenants just moved out after a year and the apartment reeks of cigarettes smoke. I've been leaving the windows open hoping this will help (it's been about 4 days). Will this smell go away? They were only the...