Jacob Chaney
$4k for lawyer BEFORE even submitting offer? Commercial RE question
My partner and I are looking to purchase our first commercial 13 unit property in the Washington, DC area. His real estate agent (who I've never worked with before) insists we need an attorney even before we have ...
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I just bought my first apartment building(8 units) very cheap.
I just picked an 8 units aparment building for only 25k in cleveland. It needs quite some work but not too bad for me since I got a good reliable guy who will only charge me 5k to get it all rent ready. Any other comp...
Cal C.
A lesson learned in court
I recently had a court date in Fulton County, GA, probably one of the most tenant friendly jurisdictions in a landlord friendly state. Obviously, that is all relative.
My tenant's lawyer was a few hours late ...
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NO Pets Policy Scenario- tenant has a doctors note to have a dog. Other tenant gives doctors note of severe pet alergies. who wins?
Question: With a no pets policy, tenant brings a doctors note stating she medically prescribed to have a service dog to counteract anxiety condition, she moved in without a pet and knew the policy beforehand. Other Te...
Tristian Cox
Bank Statements for prospective tenants
Is it legal to ask for bank statements for prospective tenants in NJ?
Matt Huber
Not going to renew lease - any notice required?
Hello! I have a SFR in Sacramento that I'm planning to sell after the lease expires. Is there any specific requirement to give the tenants notice that I won't be renewing the lease? (It's NOT in a rent controlled area...
Jennie Kesselman
Leave 'First Right of Refusal' out of Commercial Lease?
Im negotiating a commercial lease with a hospital and they are wanting to include a clause giving them the first right of refusal anytime during their either 5 or 10 year term (to be negotiated as well).
Because the...
Kyle Johnson
Reimbursing Tenant for Fixes
Okay. I got a call from my property management company the Monday of the week of Thanksgiving. Oven Door window cracked. Tenant needs it fixed ASAP so they can have Thanksgiving. PM sent guy to look at. They couldn't ...
Colin G Murphy
Struggling to release equity on a debt free SFR worth $350k
Hi everyoneAt the beginning of 2013, two business partners and I pooled some spare company cash and formed an LLC to purchase a single family in a nice neighborhood of St. Petersburg Florida. We fixed it up a little ...
Joshua Dorkin
Gurus vs. Experts - Is there a Difference?
I read a blog post this morning on the site, where someone called some of the people on BiggerPockets, gurus. While this term carries a positive connotation, I contend that in the world of real estate, it can be inte...