Lois Ginter
Tenant as Helper/Employee
I will be inheriting a tenant who is a retired custom car builder/mechanic and his wife. Their unit is well maintained, and they currently do cleaning and yard maintenance on the side for other properties. They have...
Derek Helm
Where to start?
I am 16 years old with a part time job that pays 100 dollars per week, I want to begin investing as soon as possible but don't know where to start, or if it is even possible with my very minimal funding. Any and all a...
Jason Miller
experian adds rent payments to credit report
http://www.experian.com/rentbureau/renter-credit.html
Rent payments can now be part of a tenants credit report. Not just late payments or judgments.
This could be another tool to get tenants to pay on time or help...
Steve Christensen
Contract For Deed Questions
When doing a Contract for Deed, how do you protect yourself, as well as anyone you place in the home?How do you prevent the Do On Sale clause from being exercised?I see many people promote doing deals in a creative wa...
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my moms rental kitchen burned up-insurance pays too little
Hi all- what a cool website. This is my first post. My poor mom has 4 rentals, two with big problems. In one, the kithen is completely burned out and insurance will only pay 10, 000 dollars. Luckily my husband is a co...
Edita D.
Repairs exceed tenant's deposit
Hey Guys!It seems our tenant kept unauthorized dogs at our property, and there are extensive pet damages to the house (flooring, fence). We think the repairs will SIGNIFICANTLY exceed tenant's deposit. Of course, we w...
CJ M.
When does someone who breaks in, become a tenant?
I've heard the horror stories on here about squatters and how people have needed to go throughthe eviction process, even though there was never a lease in place.Might be a dumb question, but at what point does a squat...
Rick L.
How to make your property indestructible, well almost!
I'm considering expanding my property portfolio into the section 8 realm. Now, we've all heard the horror stories of tenants trashing the property/units, late payments/no payments, etc. However, before I jump of...
Andrew Caton
Finding deal sponsors for multi family
I'm just starting out in multi family. I haven't closed any deals but I've been looking for over a year now and I've come across 2 that I know are great deal. Because of my experience I couldn't close on them. I'm loo...
Alex S.
Reducing agent commission/dual-agent
I am on the verge of an offer on a SS property in Northern California. I think the property is worth $465K, but the listing agent already has an approved short sale from a previous buyer that walked out at $475K. So...