Jason L.
Inherited a tenant who was allowed to smoke in the "garage".
I recently purchased a duplex and inherited tenant who was allowed to smoke in the “garage” under her previous landlord. After a few visits in her home it’s obvious that she’s smoking in the house. Her lease is up Dec...
Joshua Zapin
Property Management Indemnification Standards
I am reviewing a property management agreement and came across this clause RE: Indemnification that seems too broad:INDEMNIFICATION:(a) The Owner shall indemnify, defend and save Agent harmless from all suits and/...
Bradley Forrester
Termites Found After Renting
I recently just moved out of a property after renting it for 3 years. The final 6 months while living there, we were under no formal lease and just paying month to month with no actual lease contract. The lease contra...
Jake Blumstein
Property Repairs for Non-Paying Tenants
Hi Everyone,
I own a few properties and have recently encountered an odd situation. A tenant stopped paying rent and cited COVID-19 illness as a cause. Meanwhile, the same tenant made several repair requests after sh...
Chris Seveney
Do not play an attorney if you are not one
One of the biggest mistakes I see people who invest in mortgage notes do is, play the role of an attorney. What do I mean by that?I see this occur on both spectrums:I see this very often during due diligence, where an...
Ryan Gettelfinger
What's the best method to remove a disruptive neighbor?
Hello BP community. I'm looking for wisdom or advice on how to remove a tenant with limited damage to the property and return on investment. To give a little back ground the apartment is part of a duplex that I curren...
Pero Konjevich
Tenant complains of foul smell
I recently rented out a house to a couple that lost their house due to fire. It’s been constant nitpicking (he’s an engineer) the house was a complete rehab; nothing wrong with it. He called me this morning complainin...
Christian Bors
Questionable contractor but already signed contract
So my contractor, lets call him John, that I usually use is jammed packed until mid to late December. On one of my properties, the carport roof needs to be replaced. When I went to look at the roof there happen to b...
Kaybreh Mathis
Any Leeway with Damage Deposit?
Hello! My husband and I bought a property a few months ago with inherited tenants. A tenant is moving out next month. The previous landlord did not make any notes on the condition of the unit when this tenant moved in...
Carlos Nunez
tax deed auctions
In a Florida tax deed auction.Does it is mandatory to do a title seach in order to find out liens on the property besides municipal or county liens[IRS liens do not show up checking the city web],when and how can you...