Dave Hodg
City Fined me because of tenant
The city is saying that my tenant is operating a business on my property (single family rental) without a license. They have sent me a fine because I am the property owner. Has anyone experienced getting fined as a la...
James Gilpin
How often to inspect rental properties??
Hi All!
I am interested to know how often in a 12 month lease either owners or PMs inspect their properties? On average how long does an inspection take? Is it a nightmare? And if you were going to pay a company to ...
Connor Heim
Important things often overlooked in lease
Oftentimes I see people posting about an issue with a tenant, and a common question I see posted over and over again here on BP is "what does your lease say?"
The lease is super important! As such, i would LOVE to h...
Rick Bassett
Death of tenant in rental house
I've been a LL for many years and this morning I received that dreaded 4am call; "come to your property, there has been a murder" said a neighbor over the phone.Well it turned out not to be a murder but an apparent dr...
Muhammed Mbye
how often should you buy rentals
1.How often should you buy rental properties.how far apart after each rental
2.Do you need multiple real estate agents for different markets
Tyler Lay
How often to get new lists?
Hello everyone!I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction. I pulled a tired landlord list of about 500 contacts, I'm wondering how many times you attempt to call them before you get a new list? Also ho...
Alyson Anderson
A Tale of Tenants and Triumphs
Investment Info:
Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $610,000
Cash invested: $50,000
I bought it off-market in 2023, thinking it was a steal. But boy, was I in fo...
Amir Navabpour
How often do you refinish decks?
I’ve heard that for non covered every 4-5 years and for covered 6-7. That sound right? Curious what others due in terms of frequency of checking decks for loose nails, damaged plans etc as well.
James Erickson
How often do you raise rents?
I'm trying to determine how often I should raise the rents on my rental units. Do fellow landlords raise them yearly without fail or do you all raise them when operating expenses such as taxes and insurance increase?...
Chana O'Leary
The Quality of Tenants is Poor
I have a 2400 sf home on a 1.5 acre corner lot that has been a gut-renovation - from new insulation, electric, to all new sheetrock, paint, flooring, all new kitchen and new bathrooms.It is zoned commercially and re...