Luke Carl
Cleaning lady asking for extra $$
This is the second turn in a row my cleaning lady has asked for an extra $25. She sends blurry cell phone pictures of the "extra mess" or "oh my god they had a party" and I say "ok" just to avoid confrontation and to ...
Ryan Becerra
How You Do One Thing Is How You Do Everything!
Hi Everybody, I am Fairly new to this and I am not 100% sure what to post but I wanted to share whats happening now since it is fresh on my mind.
I received a call off of one of our bandit signs last year around tha...
Mindy Jensen
Episode 221 of The BiggerPockets Podcast - with Tim Shiner
Every once in a while, my dream job here at BiggerPockets turns into fantasy and I get to step in and fill the shoes of Josh Dorkin on the podcast.Today we released Episode 221 featuring Tim Shiner . Tim has some rea...
Account Closed
Tenant moved in Elderly mother w/out informing
Tenant moved in 91 yr old mother without telling us a couple of months after signing lease. We are out of state and had no way of knowing. He got around to telling us as a by the by recently wanted a significant rent...
Brittni Romaker
Newbie in Minocqua, WI (The Northwoods)
My name is Brittni Romaker, and husband and I just moved from Texas (where I've been my whole life). His family is here, we have no kids, so we decided why not?! I graduated college a few years ago (and have finally s...
Michael Kovacs
renting a room
Thinking of renting a room in my primary residence. Could anybody share some tips/pointers. What extra precautions should be taken before hand?
Amy A.
Met my $100k cash flow goal!
A few years ago I set a goal of $100k of rental cash flow per year. This month (it's only Sept!) I made it! Started in 2007 with a 5 unit, another 5 unit in 2008. Tried to sell around 2010 due to frustrating tenant...
Kyle Hipp
Applicants having a friend pretend to be their landlord for reference
I am currently listing a place for rent. I have this couple come over and explain to my wife prior and myself at the showing how their current place is bad and that the ceiling caved in twice. They go on with some oth...
Raman Bindlish
Craigslist Rental Scam
I recently posted my rental on Zillow (and Trulia, Hotpads) and getting decent responses. I was informed by one lead that there is someone else posing as owner of my property on Craigslist and charging half the rent. ...
Darlene Tyson
Buy and Hold
Howdy! We own one investment property in College Station, TX (CS), home of Texas A&M University 'Gig 'Em. We currently have both our college students and one renter in that 3 br, 2 bath home. It is in an area t...