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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...