Elisabeth Lernhardt
Tenets from hell, the sequel
Last month I got a call from a tenant, wanting to get out of the lease, because her husband was being relocated to Arizona 2 weeks before Christmas! They had been in the house for 1 1/2 years and had 5 more months on ...
Bryan Tasumi
Planning to buy a house out of state. How should I do this?
I am planning to buy a home out of state (in Houston, Texas). How should I do this? I would like to keep expenses to a minimum. Should I rent a hotel, rent a place (monthly) or other? How long should I stay and resear...
Nicho C.
Tenant wants to break lease due to AC
Hello BP community,
I am currently renting a home to a family that has been in my unit for about 3 months. Since they've moved in there's been numerous complaints about the A/C not cooling to the desired temp and ma...
Tim Lucas
Will a tenant with a high credit score break the lease and buy?
I'm debating between 2 types of tenants. It's a good situation to be in. One has 800 scores, great income, check all the boxes. A few others have scores in the 600s (one due to a COVID business failure). All have high...
Ray Os
How to prevent lease break by tenants?
Hi all, my mountain rental house seems to attract mostly prospects who looking to move to the mountains from the city, most of the inquiries we get are "I sold my house and need rental until we find a new one" "we wan...
Porchia Philpot
How does a section 8 tenant go about breaking the lease?
Hi, I am a 23 yr. old mother of two (5yr and 2yr) and I am living in a section 8 rental home. I moved in the home on Nov. 1, 2013. I am not satisfied with the house now because its not energy efficient and uninhabi...
Tim Cook
Beak even in sfh rentals
Is it okay to invest in single family LTR deals that break even? (Rent pays all your mortgage and expenses). I’m investing in newer constructions in a class A/B area and with current rates I can only collect rent to ...
Joshua D.
How to handle tenants attempting to break lease?
We have, currently, 18 units. All are rented and tend to, typically, do pretty well. We do year-long leases with each tenant and currently don't offer an early termination clause in the lease. However, we have a tena...
Mohammed Nasser
Landlord Giving Hard Time for Repairs.
Hi BP Family! I have a question for you but from the tenant side.
I am currently renting a house in California and yesterday the garage door spring decided to give way and the garage rolled down as I was passing unde...
Jon K.
Would you allow dogs? How about large dogs?
Houseshare/roommate setting.
Had one person want to bring their 60 pound dog. Said it was house-trained, not kennel-trained. Young tenant, probably 20 or 21 years old. Friendly breed of dog. Would you rent to that si...