Curtis Harrison
Small Claims Court, Property Management Company won't take responsibility
I hired a Property Management (PM) firm 5 years ago. I've been paying them $135 per month for their 'services'. Got an e-mail from zillow.com that my house was up for rent. Contacted PM company and they tell me tha...
John Lawrence
New Member, interested in some advice
Hello all! This is my first post, so I'm going to lay out my whole situation and I'd love some expert insight as to what I should do. BLUF: I have real estate, some investments and assets, and some inherited money i...
Thadeous Larkin
What to do for tenant inconvenience?
Hey team - Would love your thoughts for this situation: (BLUF - my tenant has had to deal with appliance issues for almost a month through no fault of her own, and I want to try to make that right).My tenant let me k...
Matt Mulvihill
Emotional Support Animal During Showings
Hey BP!
I know this is an odd question, but I am looking for some input on a situation. I have a buyer client I am working with whose girlfriend brought her dog to the past few showings. I initially asked that the d...
Allison Karrels
Security Deposit Disputes
I have a property manager who runs some homes for me in Florida - today I got this email from her:I have made a security deposit claim for $518.99 (out of a $1,100 deposit) -- Cleaning $225.00, general repair items...
Dan McDougall
landlording. Renter backing out before moving in
Ok here's my scenario any help would be appreciated. I have a SFR in denver. I have a tennant set to move in 12/1 and she gave me a 1 month deposit. After we signed the 1 year lease in mid November she said she was ha...
Mushtaq G.
Tenant breaking lease
Hi friends, purchased my first rental in may this year, got it rented in mid June, signed a 12 month contract with tenant, about a week ago tenant sent me an 'official' email that there is a mice/rat problem, althoug...
Kevin Phu
Is accelerating amortization beneficial?
Not sure if this would be the exact section to put this so sorry ahead of time if it isn't.I was hoping to discuss the idea of making an additional principal only payment on my mortgage every month. I currently have a...
Rich Weese
Are lenders really lending????
I have a 154 unit apt under contract in Dallas. I had an approval and LOI from Wash Fed through a broker at BMC Capital. Terms were ok. I was only asking for 65% loan and got approval at 6.25 %, for first 5 years and ...
Esther S
Are you raising rents?
As I approach the 1-year point of our lease, I'm toying with the idea of raising rents. Of course, I am concerned that our renters would move out rather than pay the additional rent.
So, I'm curious about what others...