Lois S.
How to handle possible flea problem with vacating tenant?
All of my rentals have been 'no pet' properties, but...I have a tenant leaving soon who brought in an "assistance" animal - a dog.So I have a few questions.If you know the tenant has a dog, do you require them to flea...
Paul Winka
CPAs & CPA clients: help me feel OK about my big CPA bill.
So I am trying to get my "team" together as I develop my r/e career so I quit using a vanilla, nonspecialized tax preparer and hired a CPA and spent $500 for a few hours of her time for QB set up assistance. I keyed i...
Han Zi
Should I hire a property manager
Hello Bigger Pockets. Thank you in advance for providing such a great platform and community for real estate investing! I am new to real estate investing. I currently live in a townhouse that I bought as a new constru...
Michael S.
Double Application Fee for Couples?
When my wife and I have rented places for ourselves previously, we only ever payed a single application fee. However, the prevailing logic I've researched says that each person over the age of 18 living in the house n...
Robert Nason
Landlords financing Tenants Christmas
I have 22 apartments all with respectful tenants Who for the most part pay their rent on time and take good care of their units. But It happens every time Christmas rolls around. I start getting calls asking if they c...
Cody Z.
Short Term Rental Co-Hosting & Management Fee Survey
I am in the process of taking on clients for co-hosting in addition to continuing to self-manage my own portfolio want to get a feel for what folks are charging their clients.I've spoken to a few folks already that ma...
Alexander Chavez
HELOC vs Cash-Out-Refinance for fix and flip
What would you recommend?I plan on using the equity in my home for a fix and flip project in Chicago. The plan would be to acquire, rehab and sell within 6 months. For this would you recommend a HELOC or cash out ref...
Ryan Collins
Masonry Work Cleveland
I've never contracted out any work for my home and I wanted to make sure i am getting a good rate for some masonry work I need to have handled. The asshole who lived in the house before me decided his DIY work would i...
David Stone
Rental turned Lease-to-Own
I have a single-family rental house with an excellent tenant who has expressed interest in purchasing the property on a rent-to-own contract.My question is: 1. What is the best setup for a lease option agreement? ...
Daniel Winsor
Developing the Landlord mindset
Just had my new tenants sign a lease to move in the 1st of February. One guy I had a few issues with is moving out and three girls are moving in. I learned a lesson with the guy - he did NOT clean up his dog mess and ...