Brandon Turner
Leaky Pipe, Naked Tenant, Chain Locked Door: What Would You Do?
Just curious: what would YOU do in this situation? (The lady in this story has a history of "drama" with us - so nothing in this story is unusual.) A tenant called last week about a pipe that has been leaking in her c...
Thomas S.
APPLICANTS YOU WON"T RENT TO.
Aside from the usual, human rights and discrimination aside, are there those type or class of applicant that you will not even consider renting to. Excluding the obvious such as criminals, those with pets or children ...
Account Closed
Rejecting tenant on gut feeling?
Hi all, I've been a while researching and learning about renting my first investment property and I finally posted my rental ad this afternoon. Our market is pretty good in Edmonton and I've received a phone call and ...
Susan M.
Eviction "dismissed without prejudice"
When researching applicants I review county court records. I've recently had several applicants with eviction cases that were dismissed without prejudice.Our policy is to not rent to anyone that has ever been served ...
Katie Willcox
Pre-Screening - Are We Being Too Tough?
Hi Everyone!We took possession of our first rental on July 15th and we are self-managing it. We've prepared a pre-screening questionnaire with guidance from Heather & Brandon Turner's Managing Rental Properties b...
Wes Glass
Tenant sneaks in pitbull as ESA after signing a lease for a no animal property!
I am a landlord for a couple duplexes. Been doing this for about 10 years. My property management just put in a tenant in side A of one of the duplexes. I have a no animal policy (unless it's service animal which is r...
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Wyoming LLC formation??
So I know I need to establish an LLC to protect my families assets, but I'm a bit confused. Seeing folks setting up a holding company, Master LLC and sub LLC's below that? I know I'm not using the correct terminology,...
Stephen Dispensa
Today's NAR Settlement is GREAT news for SOME Agents
Rarely do I feel the need to comment on the state of my industry. I have been a licensed Real Estate Salesperson, Agent, or Broker since 2015. In the 9 years I’ve spent licensed in this industry I have never been impr...
Grace Ng
Problematic Tenant Asks For Dog Despite No Pet Policy
Hi BP community,I would like to have your advice about one of my tenants.I rented a property to a lady, her daughter and granddaughter in Nov. They signed a two year lease. Four months later, she claimed her relative ...
Mason V.
how should you educate a seller when their price is too high?
I should have asked this before Thursday but, oh well, I’ll ask it now!This past week I found a potential duplex in a decent part of town. I asked the listing agent for rent, costs, remaining loan, etc. she returned a...