Will F.
South Florida Real Estate Invsting? Ft Lauderdale, Weston areas or beyond?
Hi I was wondering if anyone has recommendations for areas that are good for buy and hold / cash-flow / income properties in South Florida. What are areas that are undervalued or that have potential?I'm looking for s...
Mario Morales
Gave tenant 4 month notice may not leave, what to do?
Hi again everyone. I text my tenant today to check that we are all good for his moving out date, April 1st. He text back that he wants to "talk to me in person". He is on a month to month tenancy and I gave him the 4 ...
Carol Venolia
has there ever been a major fire near your rental property?
This week, one of the huge fires in California is close to my rental properties, which are a few hours' drive from my home. I was visiting my rentals last week; the sky was ugly with smoke, and everything was blankete...
Bryan T.
Why do people not just rent their rooms out to prevent foreclosur
Why do people not just rent their rooms out to prevent foreclosure? During the 2008-2009 housing crash, why did people not just rent out rooms to prevent foreclosure?Why do people now not just rent out rooms to preven...
Peter Morgan
Tenant sealed vent registers in winter to use his own heater
Hello,I had a tenant last winter and the heat in his unit was supplemented by the unit above him.It gets really cold down there in winter but he chose not to have free heat and sealed the vents tightly with an aluminu...
Joshua Dorkin
Poll: Garnished Wages from Evicted Tenants. Any Success Stories?
I was just reading a thread about someone having to evict a deadbeat tenant and was curious to get some info from all our landlords on the site.
Of the tenants you've recently evicted, what percentage of you have b...
Paul Clements
Tax question on selling principal residence
(I'm copying this over from the buying/selling forum)I've lived in a home for 20 years (it's a 50 year old, 1200 sq ft manufactured home, basically a double-wide trailer, that has very dated decor, drop ceiling, and i...
Jamila Garcia
Inherited property with tenants making renovations
Need Advice.
My best friend’s dad past away last month. He inherited a home with tenants in Santa Clara, California. They have a 3 year lease agreement signed and in the agreement his dad and the tenant negotiated t...
Andrew DeWeerd
Inheriting renters/lease violations
Hey BP - I am closing on my first REI now, a duplex. In the inspection process I learned that both sides currently have
pets and I know one side is smoking inside of their unit, both things a violation of their curr...
Renee Z.
When to remodel our bathroom? How long will it take and the cost?
Dear All,I need your input on some questions: When should we remodel our bathroom, what is the best way to do that, how long it will take and how much would it cost? Any suggestion on contractors?My husband and I are ...