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Tony C. Bought REO with existing occupants who created fraudulent lease
19 September 2016 | 21 replies

Hi BP, I recently purchased a REO property in Georgia. The occupants who are currently living there I suspect are squatters. I've seen the house and it's a total mess. Police have frequented the property on many occas...

Erik Stewart Problem with FHA Loan Underwriting
10 September 2018 | 20 replies

Hello BP,The problem is this: We refinanced in our home in late November and since then we have found a 4 plex to purchase. We were planning on moving out of our home and into the 4 plex to house hack for a year, whil...

Bao Nguyen Which is worse: having an eviction or a felony?
29 July 2015 | 26 replies

Experienced landlords and property managers, I need your advice and opinions.  If you had to prospect tenants to pick from, which would you pick?Applicant 1: has an eviction from 2 years ago, with a writeoff of nearly...

Tim Jahnke Tenant breaks pet least (security deposit)
17 January 2018 | 9 replies

Tenant signed lease (No pets, No smoking)
They moved in with 2 cats and 2 dogs. The place reeks to cat urine. So I fined them $100 and raise the rent $50 per month. So they moved out. Before they left they painted the...

Pranav Parikh Insurance experts for Short Term Rental/ 2nd home
9 April 2024 | 13 replies

Hi everyone, I am closing on a property near the Asheville market that I intend to use for vacations but also STR via airbb/vrbo. I am looking for insurance to adequately cover my liability as a potential STR as this ...

Mauricio Lopez Neighbor complaning about loud noise from tenant's autistic son
14 December 2021 | 26 replies

Hello everyone. I am currently presenting a situation I had not come across before and I can use some help from your wisdom and experience. My family owns a rental property in a B class neighborhood in San Diego (Whic...

Colleen F. dis-incentives/ fines for bad behavior
20 March 2014 | 12 replies

Ok there are late fees and buyout the lease clauses. We even have a fee associated with a citation for our student rentals but what other fines/fees/disincentives can you enforce? I have a tenant , thankfully she ...

Ray S. Prevent unauthorized parking
16 February 2016 | 16 replies

I have a 4-plex with 4 parking spots. People keep parking in our vacant spaces or blocking the driveway. The tow companies never come when I call them. And I'm also slightly afraid of a retaliation if I have someone t...

Patrik Fougere Beginning Tips & Advice
22 April 2020 | 13 replies

I'm new to real estate investing and ideally, I wanted to start investing in Multi-family units with the intention to generate cash flow. In my location multi-family units are a lot more expensive then I'm really look...

Stacey Johnson Revenue from VRBOs (Vacation Rentals By Owner)
23 February 2015 | 16 replies

I'm still waiting for banks/lenders to acknowledge revenue from VRBOs as real.........it's my understanding from countless interactions with the above that this industry isn't sure how to deal with this, in relationsh...