Alison Cummins
Preventing cat urine damage
I own and live in a pretty triplex with four rental units, built in 1928. One of my long-term tenants moved out. I installed new hardwood flooring in her unit and restored and shellacked the woodwork with the expectat...
Account Closed
Minor Maintenance questions
Is it legal/acceptable/best practice to ask the tenant to replace the AC filter every 2 months let's say. The cost for a filter is a few bucks and it's 10 mins of work. Problem is, I don't know the logistics of it. ...
Jennifer Fernéz
Renting in a bad neighborhood
The market in our city, Reading, PA, is great to buy a 'great deal'. There is an abundant properties available for cheap, and the rent is high. The school district isn't so great and neither is the neighborhood. ...
Steve S.
How much should I invest in improving a rental property?
As some of you may recall, I'm buying the house I grew up in as my first rental property.
My parents have taken good care of it but it's a 38 year old house. They've been empty nesting for about 12 years.
That sa...
Marcello Di Gerlando
Anyone on BP "crying out" at Georgia foreclosure auctions?
I'm about to move down to the Augusta, Columbia county area of Georgia for 6 months for work and plan on buying a piece of property while I'm there. I am looking for a source to get pre-foreclosure Notice of Sale (NOS...
Richard Chae
Steps for foreclosures
Hi all,New investor here with a question regarding the process of preventing foreclosures. At the moment I don’t have anything just wanted to know when I did so I don’t end up getting someone’s hopes up and now being ...
Scott Lewis
So many ESO applications, should I just allow pets?
It seems about 90% of my inquiries on a rental include a “ I have one or more ESO’s”. It used to be a trickle here and there, but now it’s just about everyone. It’s more the college age crowd where everyone has an ESO...
Gopinath Chandra
Has anyone invested with Kona development partners?
Has anyone invested with Kona Development partners? They claim to be in the hospitality projects for over 40 years.Would like to hear from those who have invested with Kona Development Partners.
Stan F.
Dirty tenant clause in the Lease
I have a tenant that is going on 3rd year and their contract is due to be renewed. They do occasionally pay late but within grace period ( I have 5 days). I am planning to put them month to month and try to entice pro...
Anthony Varner
they got a puppy
Hi BP people,The lease says no pets and tenants agreed to no pets. Thing is, it's a duplex and I live upstairs, so I can hear what's going on below. I've heard a puppy barking for a few days now and yes it's possibl...