Theo Bandy
General Contracting my own home
I've never built a home and I'm thinking about becoming my own general contractor. Can anyone provide some useful tips on how to choose the right subcontractors and best practices on foundation, framing, and insulatio...
Account Closed
Help! Tenant suing 4 Million for negligence
I have a tenant who is suing myself and my property manager for claims of negligence and inhabitability. She has played a clever game of never asking us directly for repairs, bringing in code enforcement to cite me an...
Christian S.
Inherited tenant, behind on rent, no deposit or last months rent
My tenant has a history of being behind and I have not been able to remove him from the property yet. I should raise rents from $1000 to $1400 but I want back rent first. Last winter to catch up on rent he did a bathr...
Jay R.
Horrible start for first timer!!
Hello BP Community,I've recently bought a 3 family complex and everything started off well. I was getting rent checks on time, the house was fine, then everything took a turn for the worse. I had to file a Pay or Quit...
Brenda Budzinski
Tenant Screening
Has anyone used a company called Rent Prep for tenant screenings?
Frank Vafaei
OREM-PROVO, UTAH REAL ESTATE RENTALS
Hey guys & girls,Does anyone deal with real estate in the Orem-Provo area of Utah?I'd like to know any information about that area. Where about is it in the market cycle, how are the returns on rental properties, ...
Steve S.
Having someone from craigslist install a ceiling fan?
What are the risks?What questions would you ask or require them to prove before you'd have them do the install on a rental or your personal residence? THings like are they bonded or are they a licensed electrician? W...
Robert Hernandez
Small Multifamily, how long are your vacancy on average?
Hello BP Family,I recently purchase a quadplex that currently has one vacant unit (2br/2bath).I have a PM to screen and find a tenant. I am worried about an extended vacancy. We have not listed the unit yet, we're tak...
Terry Ramsey
Ohio Investor
Just trying to become a savvy investor, increase knowledge base. Did my first eviction, shouldn't have been mr nice guy? No room in this business, 3 day notice after grace period. People lie! Tenant moves additional ...
Jeremy Seib
Finally to the plunge!
I just closed escrow on my first two SFR that I am turning into rentals. After 4-5 years of analysis paralysis, I finally took the advice I read and heard on BP and the BP podcasts. You learn more by doing. So now ...