Cong Vu
Rent increase due to excessive maintenance requests
Hi everyone,I have one-year lease with the tenants. Tenants moved in in February but have requested maintenance very frequently. It has cost me $4000 since they moved in.The most common issues is plumbing. They use “f...
Carole G.
Puppy in apartment, lease says no, advice wanted
We have a tenant who has a puppy, even though her lease says no pets. She is claiming it is a service dog in training. The Scottsdale library doesn't allow "service dogs" who pee and poop where they shouldn't. I do...
Jason Cunningham
Best Practices - Lease Terms - When should tenant be late?
Hello everyone,I was curious what best practices are for the lease terms regarding when a tenant becomes late or delinquent. The California CAR form defaults to 5 calendar days after the due date.Thanks!-Jason
Tony C.
Bought REO with existing occupants who created fraudulent lease
Hi BP,I recently purchased a REO property in Georgia. The occupants who are currently living there I suspect are squatters. I've seen the house and it's a total mess. Police have frequented the property on many occasi...
Isaac White
Month to month lease
I have finished the rehab on one of the units in the duplex I own and I’m getting ready to rent it out. I started thinking about how I wanted to structure my lease agreement with my tenants. Option 1: lock the tenant ...
Biju Oommen
New Recruit on BP - Day 1
G'day Folks, Stumbled upon this site while looking for property investment forums in US. Currently I am brand new and will end up asking silly and idiotic questions. Please be patient with me and sincere apologies w...
Dustin Senor
Lease in New Hampshire
Hello BP Community,You all have come through for me in the past, so I'm hoping you can help me out again. Two questions... Does current land lord tenant law prohibit me from asking for first, last ad security?Also, do...
Patrick Hancock
Do deals really go to die on Loopnet?
Hello,I've heard several times while listening to the BP Podcasts that "Loopnet is where deals go to die". However, looking at properties on Loopnet I see many that have great looking cap rates. I'm just beginning th...
Vernon Welch II
Whole Rent Paid Upfront
Listening to the Audio book of The Book on Managing Rental Properties. There were a couple of times I ended up a landlord by default in the past. The 1st red flag question he went over made me laugh. (It's funny now) ...
Tavish File
Letters to tenants about social distancing in cv outbreak
Has anyone closed leasing offices in lieu of the suggested social distancing because of corona virus? Just wondering if someone could give advice to what they are sending Out to their tenants in this time. Thanks!