Danielle Levy
Filing lawsuit against property management company
We are extremely unhappy with our property management company. They failed to rent a unit in a great location/condition and a hot market for 4 months, and the rehab expense reports don't line up with the estimates the...
Varinder Kumar
City finally adopted ADU laws, time to get to work. Need advise
My city has finally drafted out their laws for building adus in accordance with CA law. I am looking to build a 300sqft ADU for Airbnb purposes. Luckily my street with wide enough so i do not need to have a dedicated ...
Karen S.
Property Management and Tenant Late Fees
I have a tenant that has been paying rent late for the last 6 months. Rent comes in anywhere between the 15th until almost the end of the month. Is it typical for property managers to keep the late charge collected? ...
Paul Stout
How Do you Determine Security Deposits
I am working through an analysis on a SFR and I am researching realtor.com and Craigslist to make an informed decision on what I can expect to get in rent. As I am getting closer to acquiring my first property and pl...
Kyle J.
California Gov. Newsom signs COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act (AB3088)
Gov. Gavin Newsom late Monday signed the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020, legislation that prohibits the eviction of renters with genuine COVID-related hardships but reopens the unlawful-detainer process for tenant...
Carmen Chow
Do you ask for credit/background check for...?
Hoping to get some advice on fellow BP members.I’m planning to rent out a unit for a family of 4. Mom, 2 sons of working age and a 17 yo daughter in school. The combined monthly income for the mom and the 2 sons are a...
Graeme Ford
Calling All Canadian Investors!
Hey BP! I am very intrigued by the BRRRR strategy and have recognized there are many distinctions between what is and is not possible in Canada compared to the US. Is the BRRRR strategy something that works in Canada?...
Mark Sacandy
Paying Off a Mortgage With An Inheritance
At great personal cost, it appears that my wife and I will be receiving an inheritance sufficient to pay off our house and possibly allow me to retire very soon. What are the tax implication of such a transaction? W...
Nathan Harden
How often do you hear from Property Management?
Hey BP!I am an out of state investor and I was wondering what other OOS investors get out of their PM. I get my weekly emails and all that stuff but when stuff is actually going on with properties (Repairs, rehabs, ev...
William Hendrix
Rental abuse by not informing the landlord of numerous pets
We are newbie landlords. We rented our double wide manufactured residence for $1000 a month through a rental management company. We were asked if the tenant could have two small paraqueets or love birds ( the rental c...