Jack Forester
What will you add to your next lease?
What will you add to your next lease? I use a ezLandlord forms which allow you to pick and choose some rules for the property and ensure you are 100% legal for your state (no I don't work for them). They cover a lot...
David S.
Nashville; Where to hang my hat as an investor!? Help!
Hey BP community, I just passed my TN license and will be moving to Nashville soon. I need to buy my primary but will also be doing some light flipping. Having trouble finding a brokerage to hang my license with. If I...
Amanda Thompson
Sneaking in an extra pet
I have brand new tenants who apparently snuck in an extra cat. I was clear when we met that we have a 2 pet maximum. It's also stated more than once in the lease, and they have a pet addendum. My maintenance guy told ...
Taylor Martel
Tenants stained new epoxy garage flooring - can we charge for th?
We have a larger rental home in TX that was built 2017. In August 2018, we had epoxy flooring installed in the 3 car garage. In November we vacated the property and had the place professionally cleaned. Property was v...
Ryan Monsalud
Is finishing a basement worth it?
Hi all,
Brand new to BP so sorry if this question has been answered. I'm currently analyzing (hopefully not analysis paralysis) on whether its beneficial to finish the basement in the rental property I'm purchasing. ...
Paul Cumming
Is this charge reasonable? Squirrels and HVAC
I just received 2 bills from my property manager in Memphis. $575 to trap squirrels (they caught 4) and $500 to "fix a fan. Fan was on low speed. Moved the wires to run on high. AC is now working as it should".
I don...
Jeff Greenberg
Repair Holdback on a 1031
An investor has 400 k that needs to be exchanged. We have identified two properties with a combined asking price of 1 mil. 25% down and closing costs would get us around 275k. The two properties could use 125k ...
Rishita Tiwari
Tenants with service dogs
Dear Community,
I was having an interesting discussion with another landlord on the real estate partners discord (https://discord.gg/pKh34Yu3PM) regarding tenants having service dogs. So basically, some jurisdictions...
Kalpesh Kamdar
Security deposit at the time of lease renewal ?
Hi Everyone - Hoping to get a point of view. I have a tenant since the last 10 months in a brand new home I purchased as investment and I have visited them a couple of times to make sure they are maintaining the home....
Ted Davis
Rent collection software
Hi all,My wife and I are about to convert our primary into a rental. Any recommendations on software or systems to use for one rental? As always we appreciate your feedback