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Cheryl Naegel Security deposit
28 September 2015 | 11 replies

Hi there!   6 months ago, I rented my home.  There initially was a $700.00 security deposit.  The renter asked if he could paint the inside of the home (it needed it) in exchange for his deposit.  I furnished the pain...

Cathy S. Problem tenants moved out but took all my inherited furniture
7 April 2022 | 6 replies

Problem tenants moved out finally but they took all my inherited furniture from past seller. It used to be a furnished Airbnb (furniture was “used”) but still. I’m not 100% sure of what was all in there, but it was at...

Alan Brown Any great tips on avoiding deposits for utilities?
13 June 2016 | 6 replies

Just bought 12 units and the utility wants me to pay an average utility deposit for ALL of them together, which represents something like $4200 up front... I want to make sure that if a unit goes vacant, the utilities...

Nate Richards Ohio Small Claims - Breach of Sale Agreement
14 November 2020 | 4 replies

Hello Everybody, I need some recommendations on this scenario;Recently purchased a 3 unit, fully rented property, and received 1 of 3 deposits. This is a D property in a B+ area so some abnormalities were not unexpect...

Elad Itzhari Looking to have my first Flip
10 January 2024 | 10 replies

Hello everyone,
After hard work, I managed to save $90,000 in cash and I want to find my first deal. Flip and fix.
I'm in New York, and I probably won't find anything in my area within the budget I have.
I was thin...

Calvin Brock Turnover rate? % of tenants that don't get back their deposit?
11 August 2020 | 15 replies

I'm curious to know for my business model.  What is your turnover rate and the percentage of tenants that leave damages to cause you to not return all of the security deposit?

John Korinke Is this a good deal for funding first rental?
17 September 2018 | 5 replies

Hello everyone, I'm looking to get my first single family rental property soon and was hoping to get some advice.

I was planning on borrowing a 20% down payment along with rehab costs from my mom and giving her a 12%...

Brandon Carlson How I lost $982 my first month as a STR Host
14 December 2022 | 13 replies

Hi BPI am sharing how my first month went as an STR Host. Time after time, people on social media discuss the highlights and how much money you can make owning an STR but ignore the ugly/bad that comes with being a ho...

Rolando Frias not sure how much of a deposit to ask for on a rental property
14 October 2020 | 7 replies

We are in the process of putting our sfh up for rent and are stuck on what payments to ask for upfront. In the past we already had a tenant tell us to keep the deposit as the last month rent and then left us a mess an...

Dylan Fellows Going big on your first property.
3 March 2021 | 9 replies

In doing my daily searching for deals I came across a 9 unit apartment building that could be a good deal if I could get the seller to come down. I would be going in on this with a partner. I'm wondering if a deal lik...