Mike Wadsley
Does the Redfin Discrimination Lawsuit Change the Game?
"A federal lawsuit filed this week by housing groups on Long Island, in New York City and across the nation alleges real estate brokerage Redfin engages in racial discrimination, saying it systematically shortchanges ...
Marco Gonzales
Refunding tenant for food
Our tenant was out of power because we had to replace our breaker box, partly due to a storm recently, it took 3 days due to July 4th weekend nobody was available. We put the tenant in a hotel for 2 nights while we tr...
Sam Leon
Is a landlord liable for spoiled food if refrigerator fails?
This is hypothetical question posted to me by an applicant.The discussion was about renters insurance, and the applicant asked if the refrigerator fails - either because there is a power outage or if the refrigerator ...
J. B.
Circuit breaker with known issues failed, food lost. Property manager responsible?
I am a small-time landlord myself, but I have a relative who is a tenant in a very large apartment complex. The complex is relatively new, being only a few years old. The circuit breakers throughout this very large ...
Radley Estrada
Fridge Broke Down - Tenant Requests Reimbursement for Medications
Hey BP members, I have an interesting situation.I moved a new tenant into one of my properties 2 months ago. She is a great tenant and have had no problems so far.Recently, I was informed that the fridge was working ...
Rebecca Cramer
"Schedule E" HELP for tax illiterate newbie!! :)
Hi friends! I am finally getting to my 2018 taxes and we bought our first short term vacation rental property in 2018. We have receipts galore and trying to fill out our "schedule E" and I have a lot of questions. Our...
Emilio Ramirez
Refrigerator Went Out While We Were Out of the Country
My wife and I manage our own properties and were out of the country when a tenants refrigerator went out. We had our Dad go check it out and he seemed to think it was running fine. The tenant claims that it was runnin...
Casey Stoker
Landlord Responsibilities Fridge/Washing Machine
Hello all,
I have been reading through this forum and saw some great advice, I hope I can also get some feedback. I have a property in NJ that I have rented for the past 3 years. The tenants had a lease for the firs...
Alex H.
Tax deductions and property management
I know Ive seen a thread re: this but I cannot find it. If you utilize a full time PM company for an out of state rental property can you still deduct expenses for an annual/semi annual visit??
Greg B.
Tenant with catering company
When I search for my rental property address in google, the results include a catering company at that address. On further research, it seems that one of my tenants is running this company out of their apartment. It...