Sam Leon
How to navigate if there are unfavorable comps
Try to make it short and concise if possible.Four unit condo building, individual owners. Units 3 & 4 owners are out of country owners, knew each other, bought units when market was low, and rented them out. I o...
Danielle Turcotte
Strategies for making a first offer in a tough market
Hi! I'm looking to make my first offer on a triplex in Maine soon! I'm looking for help/advice/suggestions on ways that I might be able to approach making an offer in a competitive area that could increase my potent...
Samuel Mutschler
Possible Break In
SFH 2 bed, 2 bath. Tenants are related and both over 18. One tenant claims people are breaking into the house and hitting her at night. I’ve asked for police reports, received nothing, went to the house and found no d...
Ben M.
Lawn care provider issues
Had a situation where lawn care provider gave me the impression they were mowing as scheduled but tenant called to complain they have not come in over a month. Upon reviewing pics noticed that the pics sent on differe...
Nicholas Miller
How do you protect yourself from the protected criminal?
I trust most active landlords have heard of the April 4, 2016 "Office of General Counsel Guidance on Application of Fair Housing Act Standards to the Use of Criminal Records by Providers of Housing and Real Estate-Rel...
Amanda Sartor
Garage Door Replacement
Hello all,I am looking for a little advice. Our tenant put in a maintenance request with our property management company to fix the garage door. My husband and I were surprised when the estimate came back at about $...
Nate R.
Non-paying tenant in turnkey due to CDC
Is anyone else dealing with this? I purchased a turnkey property in Jacksonville through a well-known company that has been discussed many times on BP and haven't received rent. It appears the tenant had enough to pay...
Pat Cruz
Eviction in Chicago, IL.. any way to expedite the process?
Hello, My tenant has not paid rent since Apr'21. She has been unresponsive to all communication. We have property managers coming over. They are not responding/ opening their door to anyone. There was not much I can d...
Steve Cheslock
Storage facility safety measures
Looking at a small (10,000sf) facility in tertiary market (pop 12,000). Current owner (lives about 45 mins from facility) really doesn't care much about the property and the reason he is selling is "he doesn't have t...
Dan Griffin
Letting applicants know you won't be renting to them
Do any of you have a standard letter you send to let applicants know that you haven't chosen them?
I had a very nice couple apply who had horrendous credit. So despite the fact that they were nice people, I'm not r...