All Forum Posts by: Zach Adams

 Where do you go to find an up to date standard lease in Minnesota?

Hi all, I am currently trying to get my first lease agreement made for my property. I was wondering if I can use a lease from a current landlord in another county in Minnesota? I would like to do this as an investor I know is willing to provide me a copy of his residential lease that he paid an attorney to draft. I have seen this lease and compared it to a standard residential lease from the BAR and it is much more comprehensive. Is this legal, or would I be better off drafting my own off of the standard agreement with my own attorney? Or purchasing the BiggerPockets forms? Thanks for any advice!

Hi all,

I am currently under contract for a duplex and during the inspection, I had time to talk to the current tenants for a long period of time. One major concern to me was they have a dog sitter come into the property whenever the tenant's boyfriend is on a work trip. It appears that the dog sitter has his own bedroom and he conducts his own freelance recording work in that room. I will be inheriting these tenants and want to know some opinions on how to deal with this. My lease has a clause that states that "Guests are not allowed to spend more than 4 nights a month at the Premises...", but wanted to know if this applied to a dog sitter? If not, I would like to make an addition to the lease to ensure he is not residing in the property. Thanks for any opinions on how to deal with this!

Thanks for doing that, I also think it violates the terms, but if it worked it would be amazing. 

I was wondering if my parent could use a VA loan to purchase a home where I go to college for me to live in? Neither of my parents would live in the property and I would rent the extra rooms out. Would this go against the terms of the loan? Thanks

Hi all, I live in an area where there are a lot of duplexes and am looking to purchase one to house hack. The issue I see is that all of the homes on the market have tenants in place. Does this mean that I can not do an owner-occupied loan and will need to get more creative to get a low down payment? Any suggestions?