Kris Haskins
My Home Owner's Assoc. sent me a letter banning rentals
So I've been renting out my condo for years and I just got notice that the board voted to ban rentals in this association. Check out the crazy letter they sent me below. They also say I have to get their blessings in...
Nicholas R Paust
Newbie landlord looking for advice on non paying tenant in NJ
I recently acquire my first rental and the tenant paid the first month on-time. As of yesterday Aug 1 they are now two months behind. I reached out to them the first time and apologized and said they are going to be...
J D
Eviction judgment
Need your experience to guide my decision, please.
The short: two tenants, man and woman, several complaints including police reports, damage to apartment, non-payment of rent. I went through the eviction process ...
John McKee
Don't forget to file your BOI Reports by the end of the year
If you own a business even if it's a pass through LLC for your real estate you have to file a BOI Report by the end of this year.BOI stands for Benefit ownership information. It's a one time free filing made to the F...
Will Gaston
What are the Rules/Ordinances in Your College Town?
All:As an investor in the student rental market for over 13 years, I have increasingly seen new investors purchasing student rental property without finding out what is and what isn't allowed in a college town (full d...
Paul Beauchemin
Why not to be a San Francisco landlord
The laws bar landlords from raising rent above 33% of a tenant's income
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-san-francisco-rent24-2009jun24,0,568083.story
Karl Marx would be proud!
Mike Hanna
Texas Real Estate Inventory (or lack thereof)
Texas Real Estate Inventory (or lack thereof)
While most of us have spent the past year thinking about other aspects of life, Texas real estate investors have wondered what the market was going to look like when ever...
KJ L.
Strategy to purchase and flip property in Los Angeles
Hey BP, So I live in Los Angeles, land of Rent Control.. There are rent control buildings that have hit the market and they sit for a really long time because either the seller doesnt want to the reduce the price enou...
Joel Owens
WATCH OUT ! Not being licensed-consulting-or collecting fees can get you in trouble!
I see a lot of posts on BP about consulting, referring leads off to try to collect fees from agents when the parties are unlicensed.
Every place I know it is against the law. I can't speak on other states but...
Andrew C.
All condo HOAs seem to have tight rules about the # of rentals?
I've been looking at condo units as a plausibly lower maintenance option for rentals. One issue I'm finding is that nearly all of the HOA docs 1) assert that rentals are allowed 2) limit it to a tiny fraction (e.g. 4 ...