Matt Hendrickson
Informed of Service Animal in Unit Shared by College student
Help!I self manage a few properties, one of which is a house that I rent out to multiple college students by room. I just received this email from a tenant: "I just wanted to inform you that I got a service animal and...
Dick Rosen
Bed Bugs... who is responsible?
I just had a Phoenix tenant report that she has bed bugs. She said she has thrown 3 beds away trying to get rid of them. I suggested that they probably followed her from the apartment complex that she came from and na...
Johnathan Swayne
Tenant Refusing to Acknowledge New Property Manager
The rental is in Tacoma, WA. We have had a problematic tenant for some time, but back in Nov. 2021 we switched from managing directly to have a property manager take over. Our property manager was formally introduced ...
Fred Shandler
Acquire a property via owner financing, the refi?
Is this possible? I recognize that it would have to be allowed contractually, but is this a strategy that anyone has used?
Tanner Sherman
Section 8 - Killing the Stigma
Hello BP,I just had to share my recent experience with Section 8 rentals, and I couldn't be more thrilled. Initially, like many others, I harbored misconceptions about this program only hearing the negative connotatio...
John Matthew Johnston
Normal wear and tear???
Hello Bigger Pockets! I am experiencing my first vacancy and wanted to ask a question concerning the security deposit. The tenant really did a number on the place and I want to make sure I’m in my legal rights to keep...
Jon S.
Opinions: Pros & Cons of Self Manage vs Property Mgmt Co
Over the past 4 years I have accumulated 7 rental units and have been mostly self managing them. There have been a few headaches recently, and I am considering outsourcing the management to a property management comp...
Lauren Heart
First time Bed Bugs!!! Tenant wants to sue! Advice anyone?
Hi BP Community!One of my SF in the Dayton, OH is reporting bed bugs. They moved in December 1, 2016 and just reported it to my PM this week. I know it wasn't infested 6 months ago, and I have always made repairs in...
Aaron Dixon
Tampa and Rising Sea Levels
Hey All,A family friend of mine has instilled the fear of Tampa as a whole being a poor long term investment due to Sea Level Rise (SLR). It seems without a significant investment into preventative measures Tampa and ...
Joe A.
Would you evict a 102 year old woman?
https://www.foxnews.com/us/102-year-old-california-woman-evicted-so-landlords-daughter-can-move-inThis guy is evicting a 102 year old woman so his daughter can move in to the apartment. The woman had been living there...