Matthew Brill
Exterior doors in a rental
I just bought a triplex in South Florida as a house hack. One of the units that will be occupied by a tenant has an exterior sliding glass door that opens to the backyard that doesn't close or lock appropriately. Am I...
Enyi Ajoku
Tenant Has Stopped Paying Rent
Hello everyone and hope you're doing well. I would like some insight to my present situation, i know we are not lawyers but i would like to listen to different opinions with the hope of gaining some knowledge.
I hav...
Becky Lu
Flooring options - Wood veneer vs. Laminate vs. Roll-out vinyl (sheet vinyl)
Hi Experts!My PM is making ready one of our 16 units and came to me with the wood veneer flooring, saying it's cheaper and durable. I did some research and found most people say wood veneer scratches easily and can on...
Austin Good
Best Ways to Cut Costs on Rehabs
Hello all,
Although I am not new to BP, this is my first post. I am a real estate broker and a real estate investor. I run a traditional real estate team as well as buy, rehab and sell properties. Last year we bought...
Jennifer Rysdam
Closet doors!!! How do you tenant-proof them?
All of my apartments have bi-fold closet doors. It seems like I'm constantly replacing the pins on the tops and bottoms, and replacing/fixing the wood that they go into. Does anyone have any solution to these to keep ...
Joey Nakayama
Chicago landords: how do you manage lease start / end dates?
An overwhelming majority of Chicago leases start on the 1st of the month and expire at the end of the month, which can cause chaos when tenants move in and out. How do you manage this? Do you count on vacancy between ...
Cory Dahlquist
Would an All-Inclusive Rent Work?
Hello BP Community! I was interested in people's thoughts on offering an all-inclusive monthly price for a property vs. rent only.
In my market I am looking at SFH, long-term hold. My primary target markets fall in...
Jim Peret
WisconsinLegal Blank
I use Wisconsin Legal Blank rental Agreement (form 19) and sometimes also use their Nonstandard Rental Provisions (form 984). Are they the best for small Landlords? What's the best way to split up snow removal and lan...
Sam Leon
Eliminating animal odor
I inherited a few tenants when I bought a multifamily property.One of the units' existing tenant has two 60-75# dogs and a rabbit. It's a 2/1 about 750SF. She has been there for 2 years when I bought the property th...
Glenn P.
Buy now, pay down existing mortgages, or just wait?
Wondering what the best strategy is here. I have 9 units (Quad and 5 SFR's all on 15 yr mortgages), everything is going really well, things are cashflowing quite nicely (Bought when the market was down).Right now, th...