Andrew Marzec
Tenant want to break lease due to “serious medical issues”
Hi All- I am looking for some advice on a tenant issue I encountered this weekend. A little background first. I own 4 rental properties in a college town and rent to the students who attend the University. I have yet ...
Kent Harris
Bad Realtor who has cost me thousands of dollars
When I first started purchasing houses I had a Realtor find me a lot of deals. Once the houses were renovated I had her put the houses up for Lease on MLS. She would have the prospective tenants run a background check...
Lissette Deleon
Rentals in not the best areas?
Hello BP Community,I am currently looking at properties for my first rental. I see that there are properties that are located in the not so good areas. Does anyone own rental properties in areas that are not necessari...
Stanley Ezeadi
How are you guys feeling about Sharpstown? Houston TX
I was on my way to check out a neighborhood for a potential property and I happened to see all of the new development in the Sharpstown area surrounding Houston Baptist University. On top of the new commercial develop...
Maria Marrero
Section 8 tenant analysis
So I am trying to help out a single mom not to lose her section 8 but at the same time, I dont want to lose money.She makes only $13,824 A YEAR [or at least thats what she reported on smartmove.com] The rent is $1750...
Diane Savoian
What is an acceptable tenant credit score?
First time landlord working with a property manager to rent a large, very clean, single family home in a Los Angeles suburb. What are acceptable tenant credit scores and requirements for cash reserves? I see that my ...
Abby Paulson
Targeting the 60+ Year-Old Renter - Good Idea, Bad Idea?
A fellow investor recently said to me, "I want a 60 year old renter because they're stuck in their ways and I want them to be stuck in my home." If this is the target renter, you'd have to have single-story homes with...
Sarah Hood
The plea for females on the podcast...
David and Brandon, I was thinking about why women who were asked would not want to appear on the podcast. Then i wrote out two different posts about ways to be more woman friendly, and then I was afraid to come off bi...
James H.
Physical Fitness
I like to mountain bike.Road biking was fun for a short bit, but after working as a bike messenger while going to college, it made normal road biking feel REALLY boring and ruined it for me. I have never really like ...
Ihe O.
Contrarian Landlording
I have never paid more than $30k for a house.I have never run a credit check or asked for a credit report on anybody who has applied to rent any of my properties.I have never asked a tenant for their SSN, DOB or any o...