Kee Wilder
Owner wants to redeem tax lien
I received a certified letter for verification of Allowable expenses by tax sale purchaser from Jefferson County AL. I bought a tax lien property earlier this year from someone who purchased a house at an auction. I'v...
Joe C.
tenant says he's afraid that his infant will cut her fingers on brand new radiators.
In 2015, i had radiators installed on the 2nd floor (bottom pic). In 2023, i had them installed on the 1st floor (top pic) at a cost of $1,000. They are from different manufactures. i got a new tenant in on Jan 1, 20...
Brian Edge
New investor from Detroit, MI
Hi fellow BP members! My name is Brian Edge and I am new to the site. I am a licensed RE agent in the metro Detroit area but have only been in real estate for just over a year. Even with only being in real estate f...
Melissa Neil
Landlord Entry-trespassing? (Florida)
Hi again. I posted earlier this month about a tenant that was unhappy with the length of time a bathroom repair was taking and made mention of not paying the rent. Now, fast forward, yesterday the renovations were com...
Rob Strickland
Does it make sense to install security as a landlord?
We are getting ready to rent out our first property which is a 3 unit and we're thinking it would be a good idea for the property to have a security system in place. It's right on the edge of the very desirable locat...
Kevin Enderle
An Article I wrote on Roof Cleaning
This is an article I published on Linked-In and Nextdoor regarding Roof Moss, Moss Control and Roof Cleaning. Thought I might share it with folks here in WA since it is a necessity and one thing I see neglected on a L...
Patti Connolly
Looking for a Letter Template on proper AC installation
Not all of our properties have central AC and most tenants will be starting to put out their window AC units in a few weeks when things heat up here in Pennsylvania. Once about 10 years ago our tenant did not instal...
Albert Cardenas
Put a name or leave blank on the return address of direct mail?
Hello B P community,Since the recipient does NOT know who I am, I've heard I should just put the "return address" ONLY with no name.I'm considering that or... If I do put a name, I will most likely put... Mr. & M...
Ben Skove
New Member from Cincinnati, Ohio
I thought it was time that I rearranged the cart and horse, given that I jumped into the forums without properly introducing myself!
My name is Ben and I live and invest in Cincinnati. It turns out that I started on ...
Lorelai Gilmore
Painting and normal wear and tear
My tenants have been in the unit for 4 years and they're moving out soon. The walls were professionally freshly painted before they moved in and now they're thrashed. Every single inch (or it feels like that) of the w...