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Jake Blumstein Property Repairs for Non-Paying Tenants
24 January 2021 | 6 replies

Hi Everyone,
I own a few properties and have recently encountered an odd situation. A tenant stopped paying rent and cited COVID-19 illness as a cause. Meanwhile, the same tenant made several repair requests after sh...

Emma Powdrill Greetings From The UK!
14 September 2007 | 6 replies

Hi All

My name is Emma and I am a broker from the UK.

I deal in prestige properties worldwide and LOVE my job!

This forum is great, lots of useful info :D

Dana Yobst Lawsuit Award for uninhabitable rent paid: taxable as income?
24 June 2019 | 4 replies

Hi, we won a lawsuit against our dubious landlord in SF (I'm a landlord too) as the house was well below habitable standards in many ways and resulted in personal injury and property damage.  Out attorney said that hi...

Kat Hem Could I be sued for negligence?
31 March 2020 | 6 replies

I bought my first two properties two years ago in Rochester NY. Last year I switched car insurance companies and forgot to add back my umbrella policy.  You guessed it, a meter was broken into at one property and RG E...

Mike Cartmell 50% Rule for Lease Options
25 April 2008 | 6 replies

If I purchase a house with intent of finding a tenant buyer to sell with a lease option, do I need to apply the 50% rule with this property. I am not planning on renting it, the term would be 1-3 years. The potentia...

Brandon Schlichter Fire!
20 April 2009 | 8 replies

I got a call very early this morning (1AM) That my apartment was "On Fire".

Needless to say it was , one unit was severely damaged, an additional unit has quite a bit of water damage, and there is some smoke infiltra...

Blake Reynolds How to assign a contract
17 June 2015 | 3 replies

When wholesaling what is the order of actions after you get a purchase agreement signed with a seller? Assuming I will be assigning a contract. Do you submit the PA to the title company first and then try to get a buy...

LaMiracle Schaefer Are all maintenance requests required to be fixed?
3 March 2022 | 11 replies

I’ve done a bit of research on what’s required or not by landlords to fix. However, can landlords deny to fix issues that may be deemed cosmetic? Ex. A home has wood tile flooring. A few of the tile pieces slide sligh...

Kevin Forsythe Property Visit - How often is too often?
28 November 2018 | 4 replies

Purchased my first rental a few months ago.  When I rented a years ago duplex the owner only came to the house to collect rent.  I personally was OK with that.  I also rented a duplex in the past and the owner knocked...

Pero Konjevich Tenant complains of foul smell
24 December 2023 | 8 replies

I recently rented out a house to a couple that lost their house due to fire. It’s been constant nitpicking (he’s an engineer) the house was a complete rehab; nothing wrong with it. He called me this morning complainin...