Kevin O'Brien
Bullet holes in rental
On Wednesday evening I get a text from one of my favorite tenants up until now that there's some cracking in some of the drywall in the ceiling. No big deal as long as there's no damage to the roof I think, as this is...
Bill Gulley
WHERE WERE YOU 50 YEARS AGO ?
If you're old enough like my generation, we remember exactly where we were when President Kennedy was slain. I was standing in school in a hallway, a bridge walkover going to lunch. They turned on the PA and heard...
Marc Winter
No Guns In Rental Apartments
Can a landlord restrict or prohibit a tenant possessing firearms in a rental unit, or on the common areas of rental property? Here is an interesting article about this question: https://rentalhousingjournal.com/can-...
Scott Shafer
Need Ideas For Downpayment Options On Seller Financed Multi-Unit Properties
I am interested in buying a small multi-unit property with seller financing to get started with cash flow properties. Can anyone recommend strategies for financing the downpayment of seller financed properties. My mar...
Shearill Brown
2nd Lien behind in payments
I have a scenario I would like to run by you all. My fiance has a property she bought with an ex who is long gone. She has a 1st and a 2nd. When they split they made an agreement that she pay the 1st and he pay th...
Tim Stover
Landlord Terminating Lease Before Move In
Hello BP,I'm asking this question on behalf of a family member. Family member + friends have signed a one year lease for a new construction home starting November 1. They received a notice yesterday that the house h...
Justin Demko
New property in Smyrna, DE I have questions about self managing
I am finishing a remodel on a house in Smyrna, DE and is it almost ready for a tenant. I have no experience in real estate beyond being a home owner who has done a remodel that I have now moved out of and want to rent...
Dalton Ward
Should I Create an LLC?
I currently only have 1 property so it may be too soon to ask this but I was wondering if it would be beneficial to create an LLC. I plan on acquiring more properties and didn't know if an LLC would make a difference ...
Jon Huber
Telling my tenants that the apartment smells terrible - in the nicest possible way?
So, this goes back to my first experience of being a landlord. A woman (who ironically was a realtor), was renting my apartment. I allowed her to have a pet, as it was a tiny chihuahua. I was suspecting that she was n...
Andrew Heairet
Snow and lawns in Minnesota Duplex
Hello BP. I inherited a tenant in one unit of a duplex in St. Paul, MN on a M2M lease (the other unit is vacant - which I will owner occupy for a year). I’m switching them over to my own lease and need to set snow and...