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ok, so i have a house under conract. the house is owned by a bank, they foreclosed on the previous owner. the house is occupied with a tenant that pays $1k per month. my offer has the stupilation that I get the ren...
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Temp is going to below zero for a few days here. I've got unoccupied properties with the utilities on. How do you prepare for when it gets this cold?Leave the heat on and sinks dripping?Turn off the water at the meter...
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What do fellow landlords think about tenants who leave lights on FOREVER. By that I don't mean long hours, I mean to never turn a light off day or night for months.I have a tenant who says for security reasons she pr...
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I have this tenant who continually refuses to empty the lint from the dryer. I have told him it is a fire hazard, but he continues to ignore me.
The lease states he has to do the yard work but today he told me he doe...
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So let me give you some hypothetical numbers.I buy a house for $150k. Current value is $210k as-is. ARV is around $300-$350k. So I was told that I could do a cash out refi for $150k. That puts debt against the house. ...
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I am traveling this week and next. I was working in a hotel room yesterday (wow, that sounds bad) and checkout was noon. I ended up leaving at 12:06, not a huge deal, but I can see people still in the room at 12:15, 1...
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We are waiting for an appraisal on a house we have for sale and under contract. I am afraid the appraisal might come in below our contract price. This is because it's already happened with a previous buyer. That co...
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I’ll try to be as concise as possible:Had a nasty guest over Christmas. Left a bunch of trash (we charge $15/bag), she asked about this the night before checkout and confirmed the cost. We leave a starter pack of ever...
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my tenant's lease ends at the end of this month, she did pay for the month, but I've just discovered that my tenant is not leaving at the property anymore, however some of her things are still in the house. It seems...
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Good morning everyone,Currently I house hack in Hawaii while stationed there. I’m on my second round tenants on a 12-month lease, and I leave there in May 2021. Recently, I saw my HOA went up again another $10/mo, tot...