Lisa Carpenter
Minimum 3x income - before of after taxes
Should a potential tenants minimum income be 3x the rent, before or after taxes?
Aaron Junck
Is this MLO crazy?
I was at a local REIA a couple nights ago and one of the people that attends regularly is a MLO here in town . Dodd Frank got brought up by him, even though he called it Frank Dodd, :/ and he said that when trying...
Alick Patrick
Need a creative advice on getting approved on a second loan
Hello BiggerPockets!I started investing in real estate early this year. So far I've managed to purchase one SFH for $385,000 15 miles south of downtown LA and a 3-unit Multi-Family property about 2 hours east of LA. I...
Matt Hendrickson
Informed of Service Animal in Unit Shared by College student
Help!I self manage a few properties, one of which is a house that I rent out to multiple college students by room. I just received this email from a tenant: "I just wanted to inform you that I got a service animal and...
Account Closed
Before Investing......Have a Plan!!! by Nancy Neville
When we are little we say to others….”When I grow up I want to be a….” Doctor LawyerBankerPresidentEtc.Then when we grow up, we realize that in order to be all the above we need to have a plan. We just don’t happen to...
Tyler Howell
Can I Charge a Pet Deposit For a Service Animal?
Colorado / Denver agents and legal gurus - is anyone up to date on the issue of pet deposits as they relate to service animals? Guidance seems to be on both sides of the fence. It is generally illegal to refuse an app...
James Wise
Tenant gets away with not paying rent for 14 years! $34k+ debt!
Man this really gets me infuriated. Someone left this comment on a video I posted on another website about an eviction we did in Cleveland last year. This person moved to Italy where the landlord tenant laws are appar...
Kathi Miller
ESA and Service Animal Question???
Hello, I recently (May) signed a 6 month lease with a couple who straight up told me they have no pets, as I have a no pet policy. They are to move in Sept 4th. They called me yesterday, Aug 1, to tell me they have an...
Tristan S.
Service and ESA dogs for SFH rental exempt from FHA?
Hi,Recently put my first rental on the market (SFH) in Texas. I recently got prospective tenants mentioning that they had two service dogs including a german shepherd. I think they actually meant ESA instead of servic...
Jean Mercer
nonconforming rental units.
I would shy away frompurchasing a building withnonconforming rentAL units.The city can shut you downand make you convert them back and at today's codes. It can be very expensive. I speak from experiance.