Simon Stahl
Tenant stealing and vandalizing after eviction court but no proof
We have a triplex in San Antonio, TX with one problem tenant. She was always late with rent and at some point did not keep up with her payments at all anymore. We offered her $500 cash for keys (that is the amount my ...
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Licensing Boat Slips to Pay off Marina Mortgage?
BP Family,I have stumbled upon a deal which could prove to be exceptionally lucrative, assuming my financing plan turns out to be feasible.The property: A marina on a large lake in Alabama. It has 24 boat slips which ...
Scott Stevens
Don't count on Tenants to change air filters
Just a word of advice, don't count on your tenants to change the air filters in your home. I saw a work order from the management company late last night saying the ac stopped and today, Sunday, went over in the morni...
Mike Palmer
Change locks between tenants?
Just curious what others are doing with door locks. Do you automatically change locks with every turnover? Do you never change locks? Do you only change if there is evidence that previous tenant(s) may not be trust...
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Women and rental renovations
Is there any Youtube videos or articles walking women through doing major renovations on our own ( without the cost of workers)?
Simon Obas
Haven’t met my new tenants
Greetings. Just purchased my first Triplex and it came with tenants. I didn’t meet them during the home buying process. What’s the best way to introduce myself? Should I simply knock on their door? Should I write a l...
Chris B.
Possible problem family in my rental - Steps to prepare for this?
I recently had a tenant family of 5 (3 adults who all signed the contract) move into a property of mine. I did a background check and called the past landlord who lives out of state. Landlord gave a good review and ...
Keeya WangJones
Renting my new investment by the room
Hi BP,
It has been an exciting year but also a painful one. I finally bought my first investment property and put a some funds into to create a granny flat studio. Unforeseen because mostly lack of experience and it’s...
Karen M.
Giving Tenants Control of Property Maintenance?
Hi BP Friends,I am working to convince my husband to buy-in to real estate investing. Ideally, I would like to find a property in the Milwaukee area that we can self-manage. We would begin with one lower-cost house ...
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Is a 2 year lease worth a $200/month rent deduction?
Hello, all.
The house is listed at 2,175, but I want to ask the landlord for a monthly rent of 1,975, in exchange for a 2 year lease with a buy-out option. Is this too much to ask?
I have an excellent cr...