Andrew Syrios
Jackson County, Missouri's Outrageous Property Tax Increases
Anyone who invests in Kansas City has to know that Jackson County has outrageously jacked property taxes through the roof. I recently got an op-ed published in the KC Star refuting all of the pathetic attempts to rati...
Adam York
Creative ideas for increasing security on property
Hey everyone,I manage 12 lofts in a downtown area in KC and we've been having some security issues lately, including muggings and attempted theft. The layout of our site is unfortunately very attractive to criminals. ...
Chris G.
Noticing Association Fees Increasing And Rents Decreasing
Just an observation and could just be around me but I've noticed quite a few owners we have selling their rentals properties since the rental market has been lower compared to a year ago and the condo associations hav...
Shvonne C.
How much can I increase the rent?
I'm in Connecticut. I purchased a 2 family and the 1br had a tenant. They pay $1000/mo now. Rents in the area for a 1br can go up to $1150. I couldn't find any law that capped increases at lease renewal, if I go to $1...
Kar Sun
Tenant is unhappy with the rent increase
I have a tenant that pays on time and keeps place clean.
I also offer him a desirable place to live that is being taken care of.
To me nice tenant is not the one who expects me to subsidize their rent.
I provide a...
Ryan Young
Annual Property Tax Increases on Rental Properties
Here in Bexar County (San Antonio, TX), the annual property tax statements went out at the beginning of May. For my personal residence, the value on the home increased $21,000, which equates to approximately $42 per m...
Josselyn Jorge
Water leak increased electric and water bill
Recently my tenants had a water leak that was covered by the HOA due to it coming from under the slab. The HOA paid for the repiping and provided the bill so we can send to the after company for the increase in charge...
Guka Kagu
Can you increase tenant's rent every year?
We signed a two year lease last year. I always hear apartments and landlords increasing rent every year plus property taxes went up a lot. Can you increase the rent every year? It's capped at 5.8% increase this year.
Tyson Taylor
Incorporating property value increases into project metrics.
Hello BP,This is my first time asking a question, so apologies if I screw it up. My question is how you folks incorporate property value increases into project metrics. I've seen the models that put a normal 2-3% prop...
Spencer Wetmore
Need advice on how to increase rent!!
Hi BP Community,I am a new landlord and I need hep!I purchased my first fourplex about 3 months ago. I inherited one long-standing tenant who was (and still is) paying well under market rent - probably $250 under mark...