Jordan Sachs
Terrible Sewage back up--how to handle with tenant?
Hi all! So I have a tenant living in a single family house. Apparently there is a terrible sewage back up in the basement and it's going to cost $4k to remedy. She never reported it to me or my management company but ...
Elliot Terekhin
Can you charge pet rent if the tenant has ESA in WA state
My new tenant has a dog and they have an ESA certificate from doctor. Can I legally charge them pet rent? its a big brown lab. In my understanding I thought you can't deny someone with a ESA but you should still be ab...
Lindsay Henning
Renting from out of state parents - illegal lease provisions?
I live in San Diego. I'm 32 years old. My parents finally after 10 years of me suggesting, bought a house so I could rent directly from them. It's a four bedroom. They want $2400 in rent so obviously I wanted to have ...
Ashley Sommer
Can I request prospective tenant complete application before showing unit?
Hi,
I've read the BP tenant screening guide but I still have a question I cannot find the answer to. I'm am soon to close on my first duplex (in which I will be living in one of the units). I have started to...
Becca F.
Tenants clogging up sink/toilets and being a nice landlord
I have had 2 different tenants in different properties clog up the plumbing. SFH#1 that I self manage locally claimed that the garbage disposal wasn’t working. The plumber checked and said it was. This was a renovated...
Eric P.
Low-cost cash flips
I'm considering pursuing flipping. I have about $50-75k in cash I can dedicate to this, and I'd like to fund the entire operation in cash (purchase and rehab). This is impossible where I live in nyc, so I'm wondering ...
Don Jackson
Tenant disputes move out charges
This is a first for me. I hope some of my more seasoned BP friends can shed some light.My SFR is managed by a property manager. The tenant recently moved out. They had $1,050 on deposit.The property manager did an ins...
Amie D.
Converting a garage to an apartment.
I am considering picking up a small 3 bedroom, 2 bath home and renting it. I could probably pick it up for $50K w/a down payment of around $15K and it would rent for about $700-$750 a month as it is now.
The house i...
Myles Cardenas
How difficult is it to AirBnB, VRBO, etc. outside of peak months?
Hey BP Family,I’m looking at a vacation rental in Daytona Beach. 1/1 condo. Looks to be in great shape, great location, seems lucrative on the surface. Never done vacation rentals, so this would be my first one. I’m l...
Ray Hill
Anxiety over rental increase
I’m having some anxiety over an issue I’m having with my tenant. I own a two family house. I live on the first floor and I have a tenant on the 2nd floor. In June 2018 a retired cop moved in. During the interview we t...