Ben Meddeb
My first rental disaster
my tenant completely trashed my place, deposit will not even cover the junk removal service I called my insurance (USAA) the adjuster showed up and was very helpful : turns out Trashing the place is not covered BUT (b...
Daniel E.
Borrower Fighting Foreclosure: Part 2 - Mediation Request
Borrower has now requested mediation. What should I expect with this?We have long been proponents of renegotiating the mortgage. But the delinquent property taxes are too high.Borrower's take-home pay is ~ $1,500 - $2...
Bob Johnson
Anyone with an ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) build experience?
I have a chance to buy in (via TIC) to what is basicly a 10' x 24' shed at an advantageous price that I've been given the verbal ok from SF Planning that would work for an ADU. I'd have to run sewer and all utilities...
Tina Lee
My experience with property management company
When I self manage my own property the repair are minimal, once turn over property management there is repairs from time to time and I don’t make much money. As well tenant turn over are higher because they increase m...
Nikky Jarvis
Who is accountable for this - realtor or tenant?
I signed a contract with a realtor to find a tenant for my property. He found a tenant after vetting the tenant, we signed a lease, and the realtor sent me a screen shot of renters insurance and utility agreement wit...
Jacob Beg
The Rogue Tenant and eviction Nightmare
Hi All- I have not dealt with an eviction for a very long time and I am dreading what's to come. The tenant is now in arrears for over $5600 and called today to shamelessly say that he is not going anywhere and won't ...
Rachel Zhang
Is mysmartmove.com a tool for landlord....the answer is NO
I have been using the https://biggerpockets.mysmartmove.com for several years. and I found that even the smartmove.com claims that benefit is that tenants can get get their credit reports generated without giving ...
Jimmy Alexander
Unusual tenant complaints. Not sure how to handle
Hi everyone,
So I own and self manage 9 doors and I am having an ongoing issue with one of my newer tenants. I usually acquire my own tenants but I handed the task over to a local agent for my most recent vacancy. I ...
Steve Wilcox
Liens that do not show up until after closing
I have a property in a tough area under contract, and my attorney has told me that occasionally liens on the property may not show up for 3-6 months after the close of the property, which would leave me (or my llc) re...
Dale Lotts
How do you automate your rental business?
I love automating my rental business. Here is a short list of what I have automated so far:1) Showing pre-screening: After getting some ideas from other Bigger Pockets users, I automated gathering information from pot...