Tim Johnson
Renter started a daycare
Hello BP! I have a situation I'm not sure how to handle. I have a couple renting my sfh. Last fall they were falling being in rent an having to pay late fees. But since December they have been paying on time. I f...
Account Closed
Using Owner-Financing As A Source of Income Investment
I'd love some input into the idea of buying cheap properties in a economically depressed area with cash, and selling them with owner financing as a means of income.
I have purchased two properties in the past with ow...
Brian Springfield
Requiring renters insurance
I’m a “small time” landlord with SFHs.
Up to now I have not been actively requiring renters insurance in my leases.
I once had tenants with a large dog, and in that case I put a clause in the lease stating that the...
Justin Youngblood
Ending Lease Early/Tenants Request
Hello BP!My tenants of 2 years notified me today that they will not be renewing their lease and they’d like to end their lease early because they are buying a new home. Their lease ends 1/21/23 and they will be moving...
Justin Scull
Tenant Damaged Property while house hacking
Hello BP Community, I am currently house hacking a duplex that I purchased last year. When I purchased the property, there was already a tenant in place in one of the units and I moved into the first level unit. The...
Matthew Paul
Security deposit return sent back
This is a first for me , a tenant who was in a hurry for their deposit back , never accepted the certified mail and it was returned to me as undeliverable . So Now I have a sealed envelope with a check in it . Ques...
Timothy Burns
How to approach Lease Violations--Rookie First Timer Landlord
To clarify my situation, I am in my first year of landlording, househacking a duplex, so I live next door to tenant. Tenant hasn't even been here a full six months and has broken the lease I feel several ways, but Im ...
Zachary Taylor
Looking For Recommendations Regarding Security Deposit
Hi all,I own a townhouse in Bellingham, MA that I have rented for the past four years. Our tenants lease came up at the end of December and we are now under contract to sell at the end of January. The tenants left t...
Eric Ng
NYC Out of State Investors
Hey everyone,I live and work in Manhattan and have been interested in getting my first out-of-state rental for over a year without action. My focus has shifted a bunch of times between FL or maybe more local like the ...
John Miller
HUD has Kept My $5,000 EMD
In March of 2012 I attempted to buy a HUD foreclosure house. The house was misrepresented as a 2 bath home and had extensive damage not shown on HUD’s inspection or appraisal. After I had my inspection completed I can...