Elizabeth M.
Too late to back out of a lease?
Long story. A lovely older couple applied for my rental. They appeared perfect in every way right down to an almost glowing application with a high credit score, no debt. Being anxious to get my place rented I quick...
Jennifer M.
Security cameras and flood lights
Hi there, I just closed on my first cabin and was wondering about security camera, floodlights and the ring doorbell. Initially I was thinking of getting both a floodlight camera for the front/driveway and ring doorbe...
Andrew Roberts
Potential tenant wants a 6 month lease agreement advise?
Hey BiggerPockets family as the title states I have a potential resident that wants to sign a 6 month lease and pay for the entire period up front the property is a single family house. I’m open to all advise , opinio...
Grant Liddle
Is my tenant screening criteria too restrictive?
I own a duplex and have 1 side rented and the other is vacant. I made some updates to the vacant unit (new floors, updated bathroom, added 1/2 bathroom) and painted the whole place. I increased the rent, but through...
Jim Bentley
Rejecting tenants based on their appearance
This question came up from reading http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/01/27/tenant-screening/ on this site:
In that article, it advises landlords to check out a potential tenant's appearance, attitude, car...
Jon Martin
What does a Property Management company actually do?
My wife and I currently have a 2bed condo, partnered 50% with some friends. It was a new build, we took possession mid-July and had it rented by mid-August.Now that it's up and running, income coming in, etc. we are l...
Michael Caraballo
Eviction or Thirty Day notice? Other options?
Hello,I have an issue at one of my rental properties I would like some advice on. My tenants moved in another tenant whose name is not on the lease without my approval. To my understanding this breach of the lease mak...
Nathan Gilbo
College Housing
I am looking to get input/experience/opinions of tapping the college rental market?Any information is greatly appreciated and I am going to thank you in advance.
Shane Craig
Landlord hacks ( what do you do make your life easier)
As you scroll through fackbook or other sites you see various life hacks about cooking, landscaping, etc. I want this post to be about landlord hacks( what are some simple tricks you use to make your life easier as a ...
Dylan Bowman
Direct Mail Marketing failure
So I’ve been DMM now for about 3 months. No real leads yet, which I expected. The calls that I have received are people telling me to take them off of my solicitation and are not happy about me mailing them. The...