Jennifer Rysdam
How do you convince a cat lady that her apartment stinks horribly
I just bought this building last month. My twenty something year old tenant had 2 unapproved cats and her apartment smelled horrible. I sent her a letter to get rid of the cats. She decided to give her notice and move...
Kurt Robert
2nd counter offer the owner now wants an As-is purchase. Help!
I am in the process of buying my third rental property, but during the negotiations we ran into a snag. The seller, on the second counter offer, now wants to sell as-is as he doesn't want to fix anything. They have ...
Patrick Young
Selling a Rental Wait List Spot
Hi All,I am currently on the board of my HOA and have an idea about commoditizing the rental wait list spots. Has anyone heard of any association allowing members to sell their spots on the rental wait list to other m...
Haseeb Awan
Paying off mortgage quickly vs cash flow for salaried people ?
Hello, While majority of the people on BP are always championing cash flow, I beg to differ the strategy while thinking long term. I am curious on what other people think of it. Currently I am taxed at 35% of my incom...
Shawn Dandridge
Who Pays for HVAC Service Call?
My tenant contacted me late last night saying the heat wasn't blowing upstairs but it was downstairs. As this used to be my primary residence I immediately knew it was the dampers. I asked the tenant if they checked t...
Pamela Mason
Landlords required to accept section 8 in my county
Hello! I have rentals in Columbus, Ohio and I was researching the legal ramifications involving Section 8. It appears that there is a new law in that county that was passed that requires landlords to accept Section 8....
Keri Parker
what should I charge for a billboard land lease?
I have a property on 620 in Austin. Its the area past the dam, almost in Lakeway. It has 620 frontage, with no trees or obstructions that would hinder anything to do with the billboard. A company approached me abou...
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Best closet doors for inexpensive rental.
What have you found to be the best closet door for a rental? The best door would have these features in this order:1) most durable2) ease of installation3) aesthetically pleasingI'm not looking for anything fancy as ...
Joshua Michael Hauman
The Investor's Guide to Private Loans vs Hard Money Loans
If you’ve ever taken a loan from a bank, you know funding can take months and come with headaches. Experienced investors rely on unconventional ways of financing deals. Two methods of this are private money and hard m...
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California SB 978
Anybody familiar with this new CA law that starts Jan 1, 2013?
Sounds like when you sell a trust deed investment you have to make sure the buyer is “suitable”, if it is determined they are not you can be subject to s...