Alex K.
Some questions as I approach my first lease ending/renewal
Hey everyone! Thanks in advance for any help with these questions. I currently live in Southern CA, I have my last residence as a rental (5 miles away). Last year was my first year as a landlord, and knock on wood its...
Brandon Mousseau
Advice about a property with existing tenants
Hi all,I'm considering a purchase of a property that needs a fairly significant renovation. The property is currently occupied - the current tenants would like to remain on the property and sign a lease. I have concer...
Niyi Adewole
Unapproved Adult Living in Unit - Good Tenant
Good Morning BP Family,I have a good tenant living in one of my units and during a recent periodic inspection i noticed that his girlfriend has moved in with him. I sent the message to him asking this person to fill o...
Lorenzo Prieto
Investment Properties Under Rented
Hello, I'm searching for my first investment property and I've noticed a few properties on the MLS state the property has had long time tenants and the units are all under rented. I'm curious on how to approach this w...
Richard Lorenzen
The Crisis Among Us
Does anyone have an opinion on the commercial real estate crisis and which areas of commercial it will have the most significant impact on?
Personally, I do not expect apartment buildings to be hit as badly as office...
Sid Franklin
Chicago Gentrification
Does anyone think that Chicago's record tax hikes and the possibility of a tax exemption for property's under $250K will lead to a new round of gentrification largely driven by Millenialls wanting to live in the City ...
Cory St. Esprit
Raising Rent Issue
I just closed on my first small apartment building (4 units). We have some commercial and international real estate we rent out, so now new to the rental industry - just apartments. Seller had the apartments significa...
Tino Romero
Debate with Wife, the perfect tenant.
My wife and I have a consistent debate on our first rental property. It is a single family home, 3 beds 1 bath. The tenants are perfect, they never complain, They pay their rent by the 5th of the month by direct depos...
Michael Lyons
Is the "employer-landlord model" making a comeback?
I recently saw an article on Bloomberg that talks about the re-emergence of the "employer-landlord" model. I'm just curious about the community's thoughts - some initial questions in my head: With rents increasing and...
Nicholas M.
Increasing rents for my tenants
Im trying to increase the rents of the tenants living in my multi-family. The rents are $300 under market. I just bought my first multi-family and am new to real estate. I was wondering...how do I go about increasing ...