David Siegel
Tenant broke into apt, disturbed neighbor - what to do next?
Hello all, I am new to land-lording (~2 years) and in San Diego, CA. We don't have a property management company. Last night a tenant got drunk and locked herself out. She scaled the building and broke a glass sliding...
James Dandiu
Who should be responsible for negotiating?
Selling my home and currently in the due diligence period. I sent my agent a list of all the items and notes of what my contractor and I were planning on doing to address the items called out in the inspection, and if...
Jeremy Lee
Water damage caused by upstairs neighbor?
Hey all,So I'm in a downstairs condo unit and my upstairs neighbor leaked into our unit, causing a good amount of water damage. We knew something wasn't right because we heard dripping late at night a couple weeks ago...
Michael Baum
Shill posting on the STR forum
Hey all, so I don't know about all of you but I have noticed a serious increase in shill posts. Those are posts that advocate for a product or service while they are employed at the company they are advocating for. Th...
Kenny Tan
Tenant (long term) acquired dog without asking
Hi folks, one of my 2 rentals is long term. They did not skip rent so far, but always late. I raised the rent little, just because I liked them with kids and all. Rent jumped in Sacramento last few years, rent is now ...
Joe P.
Can I deduct flea treatment from security deposit?
Recently bought my first rental property in Pennsylvania and sent the tenant a non renewal notice. About 5 days after she vacated I discovered fleas in the apartment. She had a cat which was permitted on the lease. ...
Account Closed
Should i take the job or will it stop me from pursuing my dream
I recently left University to pursue my dream of becoming a successful real estate investor. I'm 19 years old from the UK and i aim to become a highly successful investor in the States.I am trying to research as much ...
Krystallin Baker
Biggest Struggle As A Landlord
Landlording is far from simple, and most everyone on here has their share of crazy stories from bad tenants to property issues, etc. For you guys, what has personally been the hardest part of landlording or your bigge...
Mark Ham
How do I know if my offer is really presented to the seller?
There was a property and our bid was 10% over asked. Option period 5 days and almost 10% earnest money. Have bank commitment letter lined up even my agent said it is a real solid offer. We didn't get it and there w...
Mark Beekman
Seller is trying to back out of wholesale deal — What do?
[State of PA]
I have a real estate wholesale deal under contract (fully executed purchase agreement), but the seller is now saying that they think they can get more money, so they’re not going to sell to me. Ideally,...