Scott Goulet
HELP! TENANT got lead out of my rental unit in handcuffs!
Hey BP, here is the situation, I just received a text message from the HOA my rental unit is in. There is a picture of one of my tenants being lead out in handcuffs. I have last months rent and a security deposit of ...
Vincent Plant
Accept a Tenant with a criminal past?
I have my place listed and I had a guy apply who told me upfront when we met that he has a past, he is on the right path now and trying to rebuild his life. Very polite, has excellent credit (somehow), very responsive...
Joseph Turner
Private Loans/SEC Regulations
Hello:
I have done numerous searches for information pertaining to soliciting/using private money and SEC regulations on BP and other sites and am having a hard time formulating a basic understanding.
I do not want ...
Henry M.
Examples of Mortgage and Real Estate Fraud Investigations - Fiscal Year 2013
The following examples of mortgage and real estate fraud investigations are written from public record documents on file in the court records in the judicial district in which the cases were prosecuted.
Defen...
Carl G.
Has anyone started a separate management company for added protection?
I read an article written by an attorney that suggested starting a separate management company to provide another layer of protection in the event of a lawsuit. Has anyone done this? Is it worth the trouble?
Here's...
Aaron Moore
Random people coming in and out
How do you handle a situation where the tenant constantly has different people coming and going from the unit? I know I can't tell her not to have company, but every time I stop by it's always people there even when s...
Doreen Arminio
perspective tenant claims bad credit due to identity theft
I interviewed a perspective tenant who is a police officer. Her credit is really, really bad, but she said it was because her identity was stolen. Is there any way to verify that?
thanks
doreen
Mike Lauer
Minimum income requirements for SFR rental - all adults at 3X?
Hello!I recently acquired my first rental property in a nice Milwaukee suburb. It is a 4-BR SFR that I think I can rent for $1400-$1500/month. Rehab is almost complete and I'll be listing soon, so I'm cramming on my t...
Patrick Philip
Tenants boyfriend failed background check, let him on as guest?
Female tenant living alone. I gave her a notice because she had her boyfriend staying there when she was not home. I told her I could add him to the lease if he passed a background check. He did not pass. Now, do I tr...
Mark W.
"bad" neighborhoods
I'm early in my education here, but I think the strategy I want to employ once I get started again is "buy and hold". Probably duplexes at first.
Just poking around craigslist I can find duplexes relatively cheap (t...