Matt Hadley
California small claims court question
I was recently a tenant in California. I have sued my former landlord in Small Claims court for the entirety of my security deposit, plus interest. I am looking for an assessment of who's likely to win at trial and by...
Aditya Maini
House hacking by living in basement in Northern Virginia (NoVA)
I am 26 year old living in NOVA area and will likely stay here for the foreseeable future. I currently pay only $900/mo in rent, but I am considering buying a townhome for $350-400k, living in the basement and renting...
Beshoy Farah
Tenant with 4 service dogs
I have a SFH that is 929 Sqft, 2 beds, 2 baths. I got a tenant with 4 service dogs, I know that by law they’re not considered pets but isn’t 4 dogs too many for just 2 peopleAny suggestions what should I do? What I ne...
Megan Moody
Turning over a rental for the 1st time in 6 years - pet odor
hi BP community - Happy new year! My husband I became accidental landlords 6+ years ago when we moved to a single family home and rented out the townhouse we had outgrown. We've been blessed to have no vacancy over th...
Brenda B.
HELP! Closed on vacant/REO house-need ideas-what to do 1st-w/Pics
Hi BP crowd- we just closed on a house through Auction.com-first of all, that process was seamless and fairly quick. We're not sure about our plans for the house- I'm going to live there during reno- we live in aspen ...
Dennis O'Quinn
Collecting on damages above/beyond deposit amount
Hi, I have a large (5 bed/3.5 bath) house located in Tucker/Atlanta, GA and a property management company. It was rented 9/2015 with a $1300 deposit paid. Lease clearly states Lawn Maintenance to be performed by ten...
Brandon Turner
Carpet costs? How much are you paying?
How much are you folks paying for carpet install these days?
Taylor Shapiro
Student Housing Opportunity = Too Good to be True?
Hello all. I have an interesting deal I'd like to get your opinions on. A broker sent me an OM on an apartment building that was converted to student housing a few years ago. The owner's an older man with some health ...
Brandon Kelly
Overpriced property managment work
I am in the middle of my first turn over with a new property manager and it is not going real smooth. Among other issues, I just got a bill for $253.46 for rekeying the house. In a list of other items that need to be ...
Michael Lerch
Rehab / Flip Repairs: Need your opinions! Pictures inside!
Working on my first flip here. I had to make cuts to my repair budget because my Realtor says it's a buyers market and not to go too crazy on the rehab. Just fix it up nice enough to put on the market at a low price p...