Eric G.
That's Just Criminal
Anyone see this?Oakland bans criminal background checks on potential tenantshttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-21/oakland-bans-criminal-background-checks-on-potential-tenants1. Is this fair to the law-ab...
Michael Plaks
GRAY area alert: deducting real estate education
This question is very common and sounds very straightforward: as an investor, can I deduct my real estate education? Warning: you will not get clear answers from this post. Instead, you will likely get confused. Welco...
Rob C.
Rodent droppings scattered all over the attic- Dealbreaker?
A house I'm considering purchasing has a pest problem, and there are a lot of rodent droppings in the garage and attic. If I go through with purchasing it, I'm planning to hire a pest control company to get rid of the...
Patrick Jackson
Problems with Contractors
I am currently researching the different issues that investors have with contractors so I can come up with a solution to help resolve the issues. Can you please take a second and just give me a line or two on issues y...
Aaron Yates
Biggest Scare To-date That I have had as a landlord - any suggestions?
So I have been having problems with a tenant paying on time. She always pays at the end of the month instead of the beginning. Obviously I charge a late fee for this.
Last week after picking up October's rent...
Sol Bergren
vinyl plank flooring is separating
I've installed vinyl plank flooring in a rental, I really like it but it keeps separating (I helped install this with someone who has installed alot of flooring previously but never the vinyl plank type, so maybe we d...
Jia Lin
Tenant Threatening Legal Action For Landlord Responses to Repairs
Hi All,Need some insight regarding some issues I'm experiencing with some tenants. I had a couple move in to my townhouse and in the few months they've been here there's been a series of repairs that were needed for t...
Ken Calvin
My journey with NetWorth Realty Tampa
My backgroundI've been investing in SFRs in my local market since the 2009 crash. I started off pretty clueless but ended up with a few successful rental properties. If I got to do it over again, I would have been muc...
Todd Horman
automating the entire lease / tenant process
Here is how I typically handle rentals:1. I list them on the MLS and people go see them. When they are interested, their first question is how to apply. 2. Right now, I have to email them a blank pdf of the lease appl...
Tyler Dix
Property Manager Issue
Hello everyone,We own a SFH rental that has been leased since March of this year. I handed keys over to property management at the end of last year and they got to work advertising, got a tenant in there, everything w...