Kirsten Ostby
Early lease termination fee charged to Military with orders?
Hey fellow investors and professionals. I have a question about charging early termination fee and wondering if anyone knows the correct legal answer. In my leases I include an early termination fee for those who deci...
Dennis Day
How to Handle Unauthorized Roommates
I have a tenant who's otherwise been the average tenant: generally pays on time, and is overall fairly average. However, I wouldn't put it past him to try to pull the wool over my eyes. Anyway, I suspect that this ten...
Ben G.
Newbie in Boston, MA
Hello Bigger Pockets - My name is Ben and I got started listening to the BP podcast on my drive to work last month. I'm currently renting in Boston, but interested in entering the world of multifamily properties. In p...
David James
Non-Owner Occupied Property Taxes
Hi all,Looking into the possibility of purchasing a SFH in Columbia this fall to live in for 1-2 years and then rent it out. Doing more research, I saw that non-owner occupied properties are assessed a 6% property tax...
Tim Lee
EPA lead requirements running amuck
I recently completed the EPA Certified Renovator Training. Today, I received the Email below. Now, the EPA is not satisfied with the certified renovator. They now want to add another layer of inspection ($$$, delay...
Angela Lojko
Seller breaching contract
Hello, Has anyone encountered seller breaching contract day before closing? Everything satisfied on buyers end. If so, what are the buyers options or steps to take?
Joy Mondala
Best Practices For Managing a Rental Long Distance??
Hi everyone, I'm currently in the process of relocating from California to Michigan and have decided to rent out my condo instead of selling (for now). Ever since buying it, I've always house-hacked it, living in the ...
Kristi Kandel
Resources to Help LA Communities & Families Rebuild After Wildfires
Helping LA Communities Rebuild After WildfiresWhen Hurricane Ian hit Fort Myers Beach in 2022, it changed our lives forever. The road to recovery is long, messy, and full of setbacks—but it also taught us something im...
Tyson Scheutze
The Price of Property Management
In this week’s post, I am turning it over to Brent Voepel.I got into a conversation recently with people in the industry about the price of property management. In this discussion, we all agreed that for one property ...
Michael Olesky
income of 3x the rent question
I have a quick question about the general rule of a possible tenant having an income of 3x's the rent. Does this rule change any depending on number of kids? If rent is 1000, then an income of 3000 seems fine f...