Stacy Eisenberg
Tenant walked no notice - Texas
I live in Texas. We have a tenant who texted us last week stating that they have moved out and left keys and garage door openers on the counter - no notice and with 5 more months on their lease. She did not provide a...
Lori Gilbert
Tenant Did Not Pay and Left - COVID
We rented a unit to 2 girls. They signed one lease. From day one they each paid their half and acted like they were separate in paying rent. They technically broke the lease when they took on a pet in March, but due...
John Alosio
Tax Question - Put into service as a rental
Hello Great people of BP!I have a question regarding depreciated improvements on a rental property. I do have a CPA. But I just wanted to get a second opinion on my situation.
My first question: This past year I move...
Eric Herman
Problems with City Water Department
Hello, We run a small building and have been having problems with our water bills. They are too high, $72 in charges without even turning a faucet on. We have problems retaining tenants because of it and it seems the ...
David B.
Selling without agent fees
Hi all,
I have a property I'm flipping that my Contractor has decided to buy directly. I linked him with my lender and they are now coming up with a plan for the purchase.
In this particular situation, there won't ...
Terrence Williams
How to negotiate long undesirable lease on apartment purchase
I am currently looking at putting in a offer on a apartment building. The dilemma I have is that the property management company is renting one of the lower units to conduct business. This company is also the compan...
Brian Morris
Garbage around dumpster
On a 12 unit complex, we have a once-a-week, 8 yard dumpster track pickup. I've noticed it's almost always full when I visit the property, and bags are left lying outside of the dumpster. I spoke with the pickup com...
Collin Hays
VRBO and AIRBNB have met their match: Google Vacation Rentals
I've been waiting to post this for a while, as the details were a bit fuzzy. But there's a new sherif in town. Google the term "Google Vacation Rentals". You will see various properties listed for any area that you ...
Luis Guerra
The 25% property management fee was killing my STR profits
Hello everyone,I've been managing my short-term rental (STR) in the Orlando area for a few years now. Initially, I handed over the management of my property to a company, giving up 25% of my earnings for them to handl...
Chris Frydenlund
Email Scraper for Craigslist
Does anyone use email scrapers for craigslist?I've found a few, but they all cost a lot of money and I wonder how great they actually work.I'd like to automatically scrape emails from sellers on Craigslist and automat...