Tapiwa Wakatama
Tenant moved in so-called sister and left
While setting up a preventive maintenance appointment in early March, the tenant calls me and says 'my sister has been living there and paying rent. I moved out.' She asked if her so called sister can take over when t...
Benjamin Gonzales
Looking for advice about my next move
My current portfolio-
Home #1 Cache, OK, Rented out for the past 2.5 years (VA loan)
Home # 2 Lacey, WA, Primary home for the past 2 years on the 23rd of December (VA loan)
Zero cash flow
Option 1- Sell my home in...
Patrick Philip
What is the best way to do security system for rehabs?
I am just getting in to rehabs. I want all of my rehab properties to be under security camera surveillance, both inside and out, during the rehab and while it's vacant.I know where to buy cameras, but I need some spec...
Katie Stone
Getting listed before upgrades done & tenants trashing property
We just purchased a rental home that is in the process of renovations (paint, new counters & hardware), etc. The place is a total mess right now as we have been stripping wallpaper etc. The counters will not be ...
Simon Lee
CA resident with out of state properties/entity options/alternatives to incumbents
Are there alternatives to Anderson and Royal Legal Services for the formation of a Statutory Trust (Wyoming or Delaware)? From forum posts on here, it seems like both have had client service issues recently. I don’t...
Dion DePaoli
Tenants Doing Capital Improvements
An interesting issue has come across my desk and I am curious if any other LL have bumped against a similar issue.
The general concept, tenants move in on a run of the mill standard annual rental contract. Tenants...
Jingwen Ni
Question about saving taxes for high W-2 income
Hello, has anyone approached this issue and was able to overcome it? We are considered high earners and not able to take the passive income loss on schedule E due to the $150k cap thus unable to enjoy the depreciation...
Luis Arellano
Old victorian house, repaint the whole house or replace the siding completely ?
I have this beautiful old victorian house. The exterior needs major work, the paint is peeling and given the age of the house I have to assume there is lead paint. So far my options seem to be:
1) Scrape old chips +...
Dirk S.
Neighbor keeps bringing in bed bugs - and they are spreading. Do I need a lawyer?
I have a situation in a condo building (100 units) where on the floor where I own a unit lives a hoarder who constantly brings in trash from the street and with that bed bugs into the building. Management has been slo...
Jerome Caldito
Eviction options to owner occupy during COVID-19
Looking for solutions:For those in Los Angeles County / San Gabriel Valley area, what options are there to no-fault evict inherited tenants in order to occupy a unit? Am I out of luck due to the eviction moratorium? I...