Jeremy Bobbert
First-time landlord unsure of how to handle charges against tenants upon moveout
Hi all,I'm hoping someone can shed some guidance on how I should charge our tenants for damages. I'm a first-time landlord that was unexpectedly thrust into renting out our home with a job change and I'm a bit naive t...
Rafael Amsili
A/C thermostat stays at 82-84 degreees!!!!
Hi please some advice, I rent a one bedroom in Sunny South Florida , from around 8am all the way till 7-8pm depending how hot the day was the thermostat won’t budge under 82 degree F ... One plus is my electric is inc...
Tony T.
Wholesaling
First time posting to this site and I hope this is the correct place to post. Basically I’ve been trying to buy properties with the intention to flip and have had little to no luck. I’ve tried at auctions multip...
Ivan Smith
Seller Financing. Should I seller finance my property?
Trying to sell our home in phoenix az area and not getting offers so the agent said we should offer seller financing as it will bring in buyers. It was our personal home and a little over 2 years ago we moved out of s...
Peter Tverdov
Underwriter Headaches
I am going through my worst experience of my young REI career so far. I imagine some of you have had massive stress and headaches from underwriters so before I whine and complain I'd like to hear an airing of grievanc...
Jennifer Minge
tenant stubbed toe .. potential legal liability
Last year we had a guy install tile in the dining room and hallway on the first floor of one of our units. The tile is in the room that you enter when you enter from outside. It was 16"x16" tile installed on the diago...
Artem Kovalevskiy
Security Deposit
Hello all,Just have a quick question regarding a security deposit for my property. I had a lease set up as a probationary period that was split up into two 6 months leases. One of the 5 tenants is not renewing the 2nd...
Ronn Johnstone
New REI nerd from Indianapolis, IN.
Afternoon’ from a foggy Mass. Ave!I’m originally from LA but found myself flowing a job to the Midwest following (I’m an early retired University Theatre Prof). Though my brothers still live where it's sunny today, I’...
Matt Leber
Seeking advice for improving returns on my portfolio of 8 units
Hello BP. I have been thinking about how I can improve my rental property portfolio consisting of 8 unit streams. I have been tracking returns on my properties with a spreadsheet I created for myself, and I have ident...
Samuel J Claeson
Can you deduct landlord labor out of a tenants security deposit?
Hello BP members,I had a tenant move out on February 28, 2018 and she dumped a LARGE pile of kitty-litter (with cat feces) in a large woodchip garden bed that is attached to the home (we also took photos for evidence)...