Daniel Amsalem
Please help keep northern VA STR-friendly
If you have an Airbnb in DC, Maryland, or Northern Virginia (NOVA) or want to, I'd ask you provide feedback to the City of Alexandria regarding their proposed regulations.Regulations: https://www.alexandriava.gov/site...
Helen Lowery
Finding deals and my real estate journey
Hello Community,
This morning I woke up in a reflective mood. I realized that it has been nearly 10 years since I bought my first investment property. I am thinking about what I have done (flips, brrrs, rentals) an...
Andrew Miller
First Time Landlord - Tenant Requests
Hello all,I just purchased and renting out my first single family home at the beginning of the month. The new tenants are a family and I've gotten several texts about different items in the unit within the first two d...
Christopher Geddes
Does anyone include cleaning service for tenants?
Hi All,I'm new to BP. I recently purchased my first property in Montana. My unit is near a university and I inherited college students. They are fine renters but I have noticed that cleanliness is average at best and ...
Sarah Kensinger
The lack of short-term rental safety!!
The lack or inattentiveness of safety in short-term rentals is appalling!! Over the weekend 3 people died at a STR in Outer Banks due to a house fire, and it seems like every couple of months we hear of more people dy...
Maria D'Aura
inheriting tenants - one has a LOT of stuff
I'm buying a multifamily with long term tenants currently month to month. All want to stay and I'm planning to offer new leases once the deal closes. However, one has a near hoarding situation going on. I'm looking fo...
Sandy Uhlmann
Expoxy Countertops-Has Anyone Tried This?
I was looking for a way to provide a higher-end look to a rental home at a bargain price and I came across some pics/how to videos of expoxy countertops and I was wondering if anyone has tried this? The kind that I a...
Joe P.
Tenant conditions - cockroaches
Hi all -- looking for some advice. My tenant has been complaining that there are cockroaches in the unit. When I purchased the property, there weren't any. I do inspections about once a month and this tenant isn't the...
Michel Lautensack
Struggling Banks Tightening Credit to U.S. Businesses
Struggling banks are tightening loans to U.S. businesses. We saw the signs in mid-June and it seems to be getting harder and harder for healthy and growing businesses to get financing. If banks continue on this path o...
Nanda Netto
Major repair with tenant in
Hi guys.Landlord question:We have a two story duplex in a C/C- neighbor in Orlando FL. Our upstairs tenant has been complaining about the staircase conditions since she moved in January.We had it scheduled to be repla...