I have a prospective tenant that has a bankruptcy on her record from about a eight months ago. She claims that it was due to identity theft issues. I am not that familiar with such a situation. Do people really file b...

Although this may vary from state to state, I saw this on twitter and was wondering if there is any truth to this. I hope I attached the screenshot/ picture properly, if not here is the quote:

" You can r...

I am seeking suggestions for how to prevent tenants from disabling smoke alarms.  Verbal warnings and statements written into the lease may not be effective.  I've seen plastic bags taped over alarms!!This is importan...

Has anyone ever had a person posing as a potential renter from Fair Housing and saying they had an ESA and were told they would have to pay a pet deposit?  Then, received a letter from HUD that they were in violation....

Good Day BiggerPockets goers,I am at a loss in my situation. There is no right way to tell someone they smell and I really need one.One of the tenants in my building smells so much that it's making the entire building...

Hey guys, I'm curious to which software you guys use to collect funds from tenants (rent, fees, etc.)? Why did you choose it? Also, do you charge a service fee on top to offset that software/back-end expenses/fees? Dev.

I've converted to being a pet friendly landlord.  It seems over the past few years that 75% of the applicants have pets so it makes sense to do so.  Conversion of flooring to accommodate this is expensive and I charge...

I would appreciate to hear bigger pockets community advice and experience. I have a 3BR house attached to the main house in Hawaii. My family lives in the main house and it is separated from the attached rental 3BR ho...

The water heater in my garage is 19 years old. I haven't had any problems with it, but I know 19 is beyond it's life expectancy. I'm wondering if I should be proactive and just get it replaced now, or since it appears...

While replying to another thread about family size, I was reminded of two separate incidents regarding size of another nature.The first was a few years ago when I showed a vacant 2BR/1BA house to woman who had called ...