Mike M.
Prior Tenant Documentation Retention Period
I'm on my second set of tenants in my first two properties. I have the prior tenants' application, lease, DL's, paystubs, etc... What is everyone's experience with needing to hold on to this information? I can see ...
Richard D. Sanders III
Buying Foreclosures Before Auction
Hi,I have a friend who works for the banks on their foreclosures. His job is to go into a house once they have been foreclosed on and submit a bid to fix the house up. He is also in charge of keeping the lawns mowed f...
Jason Richey
Scabbed together quadplex grew from a single family, Toledo Ohio
I am looking at a deal on a quadplex that has been scabbed together over the past hundred or so years. It's got three units rented, 2 @ 400 + 1 @ 360 with the 4th unit vacant. The seller is asking $80,000.The carpets ...
Ivan Shao
"Decontrol" the rent control in Hudson County NJ
Good morning, BP community !! I am going to submit an offer to a 2 families house w/ finished basement in Hudson County NJ. Both units are occupied. One of the tenant is paying under market rent ( whom had been liv...
A W
Do I have to give a reason when declining an applicant?
If I do, can I use his/her income as a reason?
Or what is your favorite "excuses"? :) sometimes we just do not like a person...
Thanks.
Bill Gulley
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY !
Happy Father's Day to all you dads!
The 9 to 10 inches of rain we got last evening in just a few hours won't keep us from our family cookout! We'll have 5 dads there, mine in the big chair. I believe I now live on a...
Kyle Bigger
First Post but not new to BP
I've been a member of BP for a while, and I absolutely love this site. For some reason I was under the stipulation that I couldn't post unless I bought a membership.
Nathan Gesner
Denise Richards battles her Landlord over claims of damage
This should be an open-and-shut case for one of the parties. Why isn't it? Read the article and then share what you think the Landlord or Tenant should have done differently to protect themselves.https://allaboutthete...
Korey Hodges
New BP member from Nashville
Hello everyone,I'm Korey and live in the Nashville, TN area. My wife and I plan to buy our first rental property within the first few months of 2017. I've been trying to learn as much as possible before we do which (o...
Minna Reid
Ceiling pattern issue
I ripped half a ceiling in a rehab, and have now resheetrocked and need to finish. problem is the original half of the ceiling has a popcorn finish, but its got a swirly pattern to it. I need to have the whole ceiling...