Mackenzie Charles
Smoking in house - Any way to remove the smell?
I have looked at several homes lately that are at a pretty good discount, but for good reason...they are laden with cigarette smoke. Several of these have been on the market a very long time, and I believe could be bo...
Frank Fiore Jr
Best Method of Increasing Rent
Long and short of it; I want to raise the rent 100$ a month; and plan on doing it over the next year; with $25 increments every 3 months.
Suggestions on other methods?
1. We have a verbal TAW agreement; currently;...
Bob Romano
Should I increase rent?
I have a tenant who is coming up on her 3rd renewal in July. I have not raised her rent in 3 years because she has never been late and I very rarely hear from her. I am thinking of raising her rent 3% to cover the inc...
Jeffrey Radcliffe
Real Estate Appraisers/Appraisals forum
Is there a Real Estate Appraisers/Appraisals forum similar to The Real Estate Agents, etc.? I could not find one (may have overlooked it) and surely thought there would be one. Thank you
JR Woolf
Buying a home from a smoker/cat owner
Has anyone had experience (positive or negative) mitigating cigarette and/or cat urine smells from a home. Also- when looking at a home being sold by a smoker who allows smoking indoors - how much of a discount did y...
Lalo Alvidrez
Rent question about moving out before end of lease.
Hello all, new to all this and have read lots of posts here. So thank you for all the tidbits. My question is, I have a tenant who's lease is up at the end of June. She was asking about moving out at the beginning of ...
Christopher Verissimo
What is a good way to find motivated sellers?
I got a new job as a Acquisition Manager for FDR Homes. And my job is to find distressed properties that we can buy, fix and flip. I'm walking around every day with a note pad taken down the addresses I think would be...
Daniel H.
Can't find any deals?
I am looking for another investment property near my current one in Worcester, Massachusetts. I am not finding any deals at all. I had a narrowed down list of about 10 and when I called the listing agents, they were...
Sandy Gabin
"About to inherit a tenant, with 3 pets!"
Hello BP family! Long time that I don't write anything but now I am. I am about to buy a multi-family property and when I saw the units, tenants were inside. There is just one tenant that has one dog, one cat and two ...
Brian R.
Bedbugs in Columbus Ohio.
The other day I found out my tenants in one of our duplexes has bedbugs. He does not have the money up front to deal with it but he promises to pay me back if I pay for it.
1. What are my legal responsibiliti...