Mike Roy
Is m PM double-dipping, or is this common practice
Hello BP - Quick question: I just turned over my first ever tenant and just got the monthly statement from my property manager. I see he's charged me the one month's leasing fee plus the 10% management fee for this u...
Jeremy H.
Tenant wants to break lease (CA)
I have a tenant who says they are buying a house and must break the 1 year lease and want to move out November 1. (so it's not even 30 day notice! 12 days away?)They have just been here the 4th month. What do you ...
Trent Wayman
Rehab contractors and cost
Hi BP friends,I've recently acquired a rehab property. The property was in pretty bad shape - the backstory is this: Owned by a hoarder; she had a medical issue which removed her from the property. While she was in...
Andrew P.
My tenant set fire to the bathroom
Hello everyone,
This is the first time anything like this has happened to us. Our management company quoted about 1k in damages. We do have insurance and clauses in the lease the tenant needs to pay for damages. What...
Scott Lyons
What would you do in this situation?
So we had a tenant who accidentally (no idea how this actually happens) left their bathroom sink, which had a little blockage, running over night and caused flooding onto their floor and into the unit below. We immedi...
James Roux
Tenant Move out issues
Good evening so today is the first time I am having a tenant end their lease. Tenant asked to terminate early which is agreed to with an addendum with a last month of rent being paid for august which they did pay, asw...
Chad Keilen
Seller asking to much for house that smells like dog crap!
Hello all, I am a real estate investor licensed real estate agent listing my first property for someone else. The seller bought the property sight unseen only 1 month ago and is already trying to sell for what he pai...
Jake Chial
Anyone install fake grass on their STR?
Looking at the upkeep, cost to have someone mow, and maintenance on real grass. Long term is it worth just installing fake grass? Seems like I see a lot of houses with fake grass in the backyard down in Florida on AIR...
Eric Skiba
Security deposit - Smoking in non smoking unit.
Hi All,Real estate investor here from Connecticuti have a situation i have never encountered before. My rental unit is non smoking, and upon lease termination the whole apartment smells like smoke, as well as dried up...
Donald Hendricks
Hurricane Harvey has me sick... just sick
I received an email on Monday from the property management company that I use in Spring TX. States that tenants evacuated as water was coming in the front door. They have as of yet been unable to get to the property...