Wesley W.
To catch a pot smoker
Hi all,
Okay - here's the situation: shared entrance hallway between two units, and one of the occupants is using the hallway to smoke pot. I know this because I have been in the hallway a few times in recent weeks ...
Shazia Chiu
Tenant behavior...I cannot compute!
Hi BP. My husband and I own a fourplex and our neighbor/tenant has been paying rent later and later each month since she signed her lease in May. She is honestly not someone we would have rented to if we'd had control...
Vinay H.
RE Crash prediction for 2020
I read that rents are down at least 3% in the hot markets of SF, NYC and Boston? Any landlord in these areas care to comment? If so, how does that affect the decisions to buy rental properties in these metros as the t...
Handie Kunen
Tenant not paying rent; Moratorium on evictions during holidays; evict or wait?
Hi all,I have a situation where a tenant of 3 months has not paid his November rent. Our property manager has called, emailed, and shown up at the door trying to hunt him down to get an answer but got no response. A ...
Keith A.
What’s your worst, costliest tenant disaster?
What’s the costliest thing that has happened to your rentals that you had to pay for? Did you sue the tenant?
Kay B.
No shower for 3 days due to necessary repair
I am a new landlord and need to replace the only shower in our rental property, which will take 3 days to complete. The tenants will be staying at the premises for the duration of the repair and expect compensation fo...
John Thedford
Pet Rents: How I Am Increasing Cash Flow
After seeing several posts regarding pet rent, I decided it is a perfect way to increase cash flow. I used to charge $300 PET FEE for new tenants. After the first year, I didn't collect another time upon renewal. I us...
Mark Andrews
How to be a great landlord
I'm preparing to purchase my first SF rental property and want to make sure that I am as good a landlord as I hope my tenant will be. I have a lease agreement which outlines what is expected from both parties but I w...
Wes Rowlette
New guy with lots of questions :)
My first question is this. Since I am new to this, and do not have much capital to invest, I am looking at investing in dayton ohio instead of here in the boise idaho area. The real estate there is extremely cheap giv...
Cheryl H.
Newbie frustration and my gut is telling me something aint' right
I initially wanted to wholesale since I have very little money, not so good credit, and have been unemployed for several months with just a few weeks left of unemployment income. I began attending my REI club meeting...