Ike Stephens
How Far North of Harvard Ave?
Getting close to pulling the trigger on a duplex in 44105. It's about 1.5 miles North of Harvard Ave (106th @ Union). I've been avoiding anything N of Harvard Ave in my searches (thanks @James Wise for the article). B...
Remmy Vernon
"By law, you have to..." insert tenant request here
Just thought I would start a thread about the weirdest, funniest, and most common requests from tenants you've had where they state, 'it's the law', when you know it is not.My most recent one was an inherited tenant t...
Erika Banks
Collecting A Security Deposit for A Service Dog
I've got a landlording question -- I have a tenant that has a child requiring a service dog. The tenant has purchased a puppy and registered the dog as a Service Animal. I understand I am limited to two questions I ...
Chris Gilbert
Does the "behind on rent" scenario ever end well?
Over the years we have had one eviction and a few situations where the tenant left after falling behind on rent. It looks like we have another eviction in the making with long term tenants. In all of these instances...
Stan Butler
Rental Agreement With Split Payment
As the economy continues to be sluggish, I am getting more requests from tenants to make their payment in 2 monthly installments. How do you other landlord account for this schedule?? I can think of a couple of w...
Michael Delgado
Paying down debt & improve credit score or just buy a rental prop
Hi all,I am 39 years old and currently living in NYC. I am looking to jump into my first rental property... of course, outside of NYC. I currently have a credit score in the low to mid 6s and have roughly 25k in uns...
Jean-Thierry Aleman
Tax Question: Better to pay tenant or give rent credit?
My tenant made a minor repair I approved of which was needed. Is it better from a tax perspective to pay him or give rent credit for work done? He has done the job already and did it well. I'm trying to decide if I ...
George P.
0% mortgages
Some gurus (like Richard Roop in his Free and Clear Course) teach investors (among other things) to get interest-free loans from sellers of free and clear houses.
I guess my (ethical) dilemma is not in the asking for ...
Dylan D.
Looking at duplex with tenant not paying rent in full.
Im in pennsylvania and I looked at a duplex today. While checking out the property there was 2 main concerns. 1 the floor joists were I'm rough shape. 2 when walking through one of the units we asked the tenant what t...
Mike Pachulski
Taking equity out of a multi-family?
I own a triplex in a developing neighborhood that has been my second home and office on and off for years. It is a nice old Victorian that was converted to a triplex years ago. Legal apartments, but shared utilities s...