Yiv L.
Tenant lost job, with red flag
One of my tenants on one of multi-units, who had trouble paying rent sometimes in the past, lost his job two months back. I called his employer and confirmed that. I know he lived on paycheck to paycheck. The probl...
Mike B.
Security System for Tenant
I have a tenant for my first rental property. We are still screening her, but it should be fine and I expect to have the lease signed soon.
During the showing, my future tenant asked to have a security system insta...
Elisha Cram
Potential AirBNB guest requesting exact address before booking
I had a potential guest ask me yesterday the distance to a specific location, which I shared, both in miles and travel time.
Today he is asking to know the exact location so he can check the route on (redacted, but ...
Joe Mathew
Self Storage Opportunities
Hey BP fam. I wanted to see if anyone is in the self-storage space? Would love to discuss how it's going, the challenges you've come across etc...
Hongqing Yao
Rent entire 3B vs rent by room
Hi Experts,I am a newbie in Boston area. I had purchased a place at Coolidge Corner, Brookline area. It is generally an area with working professionals and some students. It is close to public transportation, many res...
Shmuel Gertel
More guests showing up Than Listed on AirBNB Booking
Hi all,
I was curious if people could advise on the following:
I am finding that when guests list the number of people that will be staying at my STR, that they very frequently undercount the number of people that a...
Jeremiah T.
Who to show and lease self storage units for OOS investor?
I know you can outsource much of the operations (online payments, answering phone, SEO) to management companies who specialize in self storage operations (https://www.storageunitsoftware.com/call-answering)...But how ...
Keong Kam
Thoughts on San Jose Burbank Area
Hello BP!Got a question for San Jose / Bay area people. What is your general thoughts on Burbank San Jose area?It's seems to me like an old run-down area about to gentrify. Close to Apple, close to new Google campus, ...
Braden Tomlinson
Forcing Appreciation: How to Renovate?
Hey BP!I'm curious, what are some ways that you or someone you know has renovated their units to force appreciation? How much did it cost? How much value did it add?Looking to increase my knowledge on this subject!Tha...
Sh T.
Prospective tenant is lying about pet
Hi all, we are renting our house. We are not allowing pets and zeroing on a tenant. She told me that she have no pets but I check her social media and she have a dog. I might be agree on dog if she told me beforehand ...