Zach Schwarzmiller
Raise Rents OR Split Utilities?
Greetings,
I owner occupy a Tri-Plex in Snohomish County near Seattle, Washington and have been there for 60 days now. I've had enough time to get to know the tenants - previously poorly managed by Century 21...
Colin Simpson
Buy and Rent vs. Rent and Buy
Hello BP,I am looking to get my feet wet in real estate investing after I just recently graduated college and started working a 9-5 in Little Rock, AR. I want to get started, I'm just at a fork in the road on how to ...
Tony Kim
Tenant moved out - Discovered something in his lease
OK, this might be a total jerk thing to do, so I thought I'd run it by you guys first. I have a Section 8 tenant who has pretty much been the ideal tenant who keeps his place very clean and always pays his rent on tim...
George P.
Washer died. Replace or repair.
A 9 y.o. Whirpool washer just died in the rental unit. My first reaction was to replace it with new (for no more than $500, some basic washer). But then I thought of fixing it - but since I never dealt with fixing,...
Charlie Moore
I pay for water bill... they are 2000 dollars behind
My tenants are responsible for the water and the water bills It’s our agreement However if they don’t pay itTownship puts LIEN ON ME!! And my property!!!!!! - Can I turn off the water? They are currently 2k behind. Ye...
Darla Powell
Wanting to take the plunge in Miami, Florida.
Hello all,
I am a police officer in Miami Florida and I grow weary. I am considering taking an early retirement ( 16 years of service) and rolling over my retirement into a self directed IRA to invest in RE. ...
Marielle Walter
Is doing "for sale by owner" detrimental for a home sale in NV?
Hello! I am for the first time trying to do a "for sale by owner" sale to sell a family home. I posted the house to Zillow, but have not had contacts yet. I wonder if the price was just too high at first (we lowered i...
Elon Matias
Renting my first property. Property Management or No?
I am buying a new property and plan to rent the first one. Wondering if I should utilize a property management company or rent myself. Pros and cons of each one. Thanks in advance for any feedback.
Marc Bresseau
Raising Rent
Hello everyone,
I need some advice. I have a rental with amazing tenants but it's time to raise the rent a little. We were thinking about $20-30. My question is how to convey this to the tenants without alienating th...
April L.
Any reason NOT to invest with a friend for first-time investment purchase of STR?
It has gotten increasingly hard to find the kind of property I want on my budget. But my friend is interested in investing and she has about the same amount to put down on a property. Together, we can double what we ...