Chris Young
Are my tenants high maintenance or am I crazy?
My tenants moved into my SFR built in 1923 in Pasadena, CA on January 1. In the lease it states they accept the property “as-is”, but so far in the first 10 days they’ve made complaints about:-Hot Water taking too lon...
Tim Kane
Recent Low Appraisals
hey HP,Washington DC, Virginia, Maryland REI here. My fix and flip properties have been appraising consistently low recently. My Renovated properties have been going under contract fast, but when its time for appraisa...
Xun He
Very frustrated with terrible terrible tenants, two in a row.
Hi Everyone,I felt extremely frustrated recently as a relatively new landlord. I had unbelievably bad luck to meet two very bad tenant families in a row in 3.5 years as a new landlord. Because of my first tenants allo...
Genny Li
Section 8 Baltimore zone selection: specific neighborhoods
I’m looking to buy and hold with a cash flow emphasis but a long term outlook. Section 8 looks like the best deal on mid to low end attached and semiattached units in Baltimore. Rents are the same for section 8 as for...
Erica Cauley
What should I charge for a Security Deposit?
The completion of my first rehab is 3 weeks away. I have my rent set but I am still unsure of how much I should charge for a Security Deposit. I have seen different takes on this. First and last months rent. First and...
Angela Brigido
HELP! FL tenanant's lease is up and she wont sign a new lease.
Hi, I really need some guidance. I rented my condo last year for a year. Her lease is up on Sept. 30th, 2012. It says in the lease that a new lease is required. She said she wants month to month so I wrote up an a...
Account Closed
How to get rid of dead person smell?
I'm working with a landlord whose last tenant killed himself in the unit and was not discovered for two weeks in the middle of summer. The landlord hired ServPro to "clean up" the place but the smell still lingers....
Anu Ram
Ripped off at move out
We have been renting a house for a little less than two years and recently moved to another state. We had a professional carpet cleaning company steam clean the entire carpeted area of the house. Also, we had a local ...
Perry Apawu
Being persistent with marketing.
I was just wanted to get some ideas from everyone. How do you stay persistent with marketing when you don't have a big budget, right now my budget is about $200 per month, now I know that is not a whole lot of mone...
Ryan Peach
Where should I invest next?
My goal is to "retire" in 5 years. I want/need roughly $8,000/month to cover my current income and benefits. I live in Evansville, which is growing but still a small/mid market. It is currently saturated with investor...