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Xun He Very frustrated with terrible terrible tenants, two in a row.
25 May 2017 | 16 replies

Hi Everyone,I felt extremely frustrated recently as a relatively new landlord. I had unbelievably bad luck to meet two very bad tenant families in a row in 3.5 years as a new landlord. Because of my first tenants allo...

Tony Schober Special Clauses to put in Lease
20 January 2009 | 3 replies

After reading through the landlord forum and taking notes, I have a list of recommended clauses to put into leases. Some were just copy and pasted, so there is some added "commentary" to them. Some of them are also go...

Victor Avelino Walking Shirtless in the Hallway
20 September 2022 | 30 replies

Hello,I'm a new landlord looking for advice. I appreciate it in advance. I have a multi family house with three units. I have one tenant that likes to be shirtless in the common areas. The other two tenants feel offe...

Vicky Liu Atlanta, GA or Sugar Land, TX?
13 July 2021 | 27 replies

Hi guys!I’m getting ready to purchase my first rental. Looking for a buy and hold property but hopefully it cash flows a bit. I’m debating between Atlanta, GA and Sugar Land, TX. Here are my thoughts:AtlantaPros - pot...

Kristy Hemphill Bridgehouse America total scam
25 February 2024 | 10 replies

We had say an ad on hotpads advertising a house for rent to own lease offer, this appealed to me after being recently divorced. I had recently owned a house for 19yrs but had racked up a ton of debt in attorney fees. ...

David L. Do you take photos for move in and move out?
25 July 2022 | 15 replies

Do you guys take photos and document the condition of your rentals when a tenant moves in and also moves out? If so, why or why not? 
Do you allow the tenants to see those photos if they ask or dispute a charge when ...

Luka Milicevic Rent is almost late...
3 November 2015 | 20 replies

Hi BP nation.

I only have 1 property and I am relatively new to landlording. My tenants have sent checks on time every month. Usually arriving no later than the 28th each month.

It's the 2nd and the mail man just ca...

Frank Jennings Dealing with a Toxic Tenant
21 September 2021 | 16 replies

I bought my first investment property, a duplex, 6 months ago. From the start a tenant was very angry and difficult. He said he had bad experiences with previous landlords and he trusted no one. I have responded quick...

John Smith Ontario - Tenants separated, advice needed.
5 March 2018 | 18 replies

Looking for advice on the following situation:Unit was rented out to a couple - let's call them Bob and Alice. Both Bob and Alice are listed as tenants on the lease - but financials are mostly provided by Bob.2 months...

John Trout Advantages / Disadvantages of holding a property in an LLC
9 October 2015 | 21 replies

I was once told an interesting "trick" by a seasoned RE Investor. He said if you could find an investment property (say a SFH rental property) that was owned by an LLC, that you could save lots of money on the purchas...