Meena Balaji
German roaches - tardy tenants
Hi All,Looking for advice. We have a rental property which is infested with german roaches because the tenants are unclean. My property manager visited and sprayed the place but it was not effective. He saw food all a...
John E.
How do I make RE investing a business and not a hobby?
Hello BPers...
My name is John Elmenhe, I'm 15 years old and I'm going to begin investing in real estate the day I hit 18 years old by trying to wholesale properties. I'm going to begin working soon and I'm NOT goin...
Jonathan Li
Tenant Withholding Rent Due To Notice That He Filed (ON)
Hi Bigger Pockets community! I live in Ontario, Canada and my basement tenant is trying his hardest to make my life miserable. Any help and perspective would be greatly appreciated!This tenant moved into my basement a...
Johnathan Boyle
Best transactional funding?
Hi everyone,
I am writing this because of the wealth of information here on BP. I am a new Realtor out of Northern NJ. I plan to work heavily with investors in the area. Background: I have a few investors I'm workin...
Denise Evans
Common Tenant Problems
I'm developing a class on dealing with difficult tenants. What are the most common tenant problems you encounter? I need some examples for the class (beyond my own bad experiences) but I'm sure everyone will share a...
Peter Sai
Tenant overdue water bill (ohio)
Hey there,Simple question, I had the property management have the tenant responsible for water and sewer. They are now behind >$300.Is this a bill that can come back and attempted to be collected from me? Or is th...
Balaji Varadharajan
Tenant security deposit
Hi all,I have a couple of questions related to security deposit reconciliation and return. The tenant vacated last month after staying there for a little over two years. They have largely been good - paid rent on time...
Steve DellaPelle
Tenant Damaged Neighbors Property - Who’s Liable?
Hello BP! It’s been a while...I’ve been a landlord for close to 4 years now and I just ran into a unique situation at my four family property. Here’s the breakdown:- Tenant in Unit 1 has private access to the property...
Francis Dinh
Seller mistake lead to cancelling the contract
Hello all,I am buyer from California and under a contract to buy a house in Texas. It was supposed to close in next 48 hours. My agent just noticed me that the deal will be cancelled because the title company has foun...
Jessica G.
Paint or no paint for new rental?
We have a property we acquired subject-to existing financing, so we didn't pay much for the purchase. The plan all along has been to hold it and rent it out. It's in a great middle-income neighborhood in a popular, af...