Carmel Duffy
A stupid Landlord Mistake
With winter here I thought it would be a good idea to buy a snowblower for my rental home. In the lease it states that the tenant is responsible for snow removal, but I thought I would buy the snowblower. I had the te...
Dustin DuFault
Junior Lien Issue On My Foreclosure Purchase...
Hello - I'm hoping someone on BP can point me in the right direction.I bought and rehabbed a home at a foreclosure auction. I now have the home under contract for sale, but it appears I overlooked an issue with a juni...
James Wise
"Subject To" Real Estate Investing is Slimy. Prove me Wrong.
"Subject To" Real Estate Investing is as Slimy as it gets. There are ZERO situations where it makes any sense for a seller to sell their property in a "Subject To" deal. The only times these deals happen is when some ...
Robert Wood
Being sued over security deposit by tenant who never moved in.
Hello Bigger Pockets!My wife and I are looking for a bit of legal advice. We recently moved to the Seattle area from Texas with our 2 month old daughter, leaving behind three rental properties, two long-term and one A...
Alexander Goodson
Potential tenant cliaming their 2 dogs are emotional support dogs
First time landlord and I've got this couple applying that are telling me their 2 dogs are emotional support animals and that they don't need to tell me about them and don't need to pay a pet fee. I found an article s...
Chase Cline
Landlord Won't Return Deposit San Diego, CA
We rented a vacation rental property in the Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Diego from 1/16/16 - 4/16/16. We paid a $2,500 deposit and $2,500/month for a total of $10,000. Upon departure, we went through a walk-thro...
Bhaskar Pandey
Mtg Due-on-Sale? - Any strategies for moving rentals in to LLC?
I own two SF rentals in San Antonio, Texas and before I buy a third one, as per the popular suggestion, I wanted to move both homes in to an LLC for asset protection and minimizing personal liability. However, as I st...
Nick Brubaker
Tenant threatening to take me to court over deposit. What to do?
TL;DR:
Decided it was fair to keep deposit of $770 for 5-year tenant for no cleaning, large scratches on floor and trim, hooks in walls, satellite dish installed on roof, and large stain on deck. He sent threatening...
John Thedford
Dear FL Tenant: I Intend To Impose A Claim On Your Security Depos
First: security deposits do NOT belong to the landlord. They are exactly as stated: security deposit.They MUST be housed in a FL financial institution per FL statute. They cannot be co-mingled.Now, your tenant left "d...
Tom J.
Morris Invest and Clayton Morris Review
I want to notify everyone and anyone that is currently looking at and considering a purchase of a property from Morris Invest. It is a scam. Don’t fall for the trap of the high returns. There is potentially a class a...