Yannie Ko
Going to quit my landlord job, what you would tell me now?
Hi all,I’ve been self managed my 2 rental properties for a while and start thinking of selling one of them because I’m so tired of finding a good tenants and deal with them. Good tenants seem hard to find nowadays. Hi...
Nathan Gesner
Another interesting post from an existing tenant. Oy, vey!
Just received this email from a tenant: Hi, I am writing to let you know that a friend of mine has been staying with me. He was living with his Mother and she was growing tired so he came to live with me. He broke his...
Matt Bormann
Veteran's Day
Well Happy Veteran's day everyone. If you are a vet like myself please leave a comment so everyone on here can know.
Hope S.
Noisy Tenant, Heavy Drinker
I have a single male tenant who move in in September. He pays rent on time, sometimes two months at a time. He is kind of needy but otherwise a decent tenant from a landlord's perspective. Problem is he is apparent...
Michael Win
Loan vs all cash purchase
I know people purchase properties with all cash. Can someone explain to me why anyone purchase a property with all cash rather than finance it. I just bought 6 duplexes and here are the numbers for the two options....
Destin E. Thomas
Bad Neighbors scaring away prospective Tenants!
Hello BP community, I purchased my first rental property (a duplex) a few months ago and I'm trying to rent out one of the units (I'm househacking), but the neighbors directly across the street are like those wanna-be...
Morgan M.
A little direction to become a private lender
Hey BP,We are listing our home for sale and expect to net $500,000 after paying off HELOC, closing costs, taxes etc. We are fortunate enough to have a decent income and flexible living circumstances for the next coup...
Owen Schwaegerle
Breaking the Section 8 Stigma
If you’re a landlord you’ve been trained to be leery of Section 8 housing. There is a negative stigma associated with the program and people who receive vouchers in the program. We recently had a panel at the SLO Real...
Chris Themelis
Noob landlord in need of help with next steps
I'm a very new landlord dealing with my first tenants, in my first ever rental property (Washington State, Snohomish County), and really need some advice/guidance.Background: I have a large 3-bdrm condo that is being ...
Neil Hauger
Tenant complains neighbor snores through wall!
I have a TRi plex. The tenant in the middle unit recently sent me an audio recording of his neighbor snoring. Seems their master bedrooms share a wall and the snoring can be heard through the wall an it is keeping him...