Sherman Johnson
Tenant 20 days late. Paid rent but not the fees
Tenant has been renting my property for 8 months. They paid the rent on time for most the first 6 months. The last 2 months the rent has been late. The late fees were always paid per the lease agreement. However, this...
Kevin Z.
Best improvements to make to a vacant unit?
Hello,I just had my first vacancy in a 4 unit apartment building that I have owned for about two years. It is located in Los Angeles, fairly blue collar, strong rental area a few miles west of USC. The building is s...
Derrick StClair
Expert Investor Advice Needed - California Inherited Properties
Calling all experienced investors!!I'm hoping to leverage this platform of skilled and highly experienced real estate investors to get some insight (or at least ideas) of what I should do to increase my real estate ca...
Renita Boree
Service dogs
I have a tenant who I found had recently acquired a dog without asking (this is the third time). I agreed to allow the German Shepherd with a $200.00 pet deposit which she partially paid. I was then given a letter ...
Matthew Samson
Primary Residence Sale -- $1.65mm appreciation -- How to Minimize Capital Gains?
Hi All. So excited to be a new member in the BP community!
My parents in-law bought their primary residence in California for ~ $350k and now it's worth over $2mm. Obviously, their capital gains are well beyond the ...
Alex Boulger
Selling Rental with 2 Out of 5 Year Rule
Hello everyone,I own two properties in Tennessee. The first property is a condo, and my wife and I own 90% of it, and my brother-in-law owns 10%. The condo was purchased March 2019. We lived there until September 2021...
Kevin L.
How to raise under market rent for a 4 plex in Bridgeport?
I am closing on a 4 plex in Bridgeport, all units are 2 bed 1 bath, and the current rents are under market at $600 against a fair market rent of 1200+. All other 2 beds in the neighborhood are renting for 1200+ so I k...
Rick Turman
20% part of Holding
BP Family,I have a question that has been killing me. It may be dumb, however I need to have a warm and fuzzy as I am unclear how to calculate this and am loosing sleep. I've had an 80/20 Construction loan for a pre...
Account Closed
Having Trouble Filling a Strip Mall Vacancy
Currently I have a Strip Center with a vacancy that has been incredibly hard to fill. The unit is ±1,300 SF of retail space. Located on the elbow of the shopping center. We have had little to no interest. We have m...
Barry Clay
Advice for a begging note investor, What am I Missing?
Relative beginner here, I put an offer on a 2nd lien for 14K non performing note in Florida. The home is in foreclosure and the judge just granted the note holder a default judgment . The back taxes are 2k as the firs...