Trenton Parks
Hedge Fund - Real Estate Investment Trusts
Has anyone ever tried to set up a REIT or a Real Estate Hedge Fund before? I am looking for someone who has experience setting this up and who can give me guidelines as to what the SEC will regulations are and good r...
Gail L boucher
Looking for investments to avoid capitol gains
Greetings my name is Gail Boucher. I 70 y.o. and own a 3 family which im sick of being a landlady. I bought the house for 230 in 2007 and its worth 600 now. I dont want to buy another rental obviously but i want to av...
Chootar Laal
Extremely arrogant and offensive tenant - how to deal?
What is the correct way to deal with a tenant that gets extremely offensive in both emails and in person? Basically 2 out of the 3 people in the apartment act this way, 1 is much much worse.
He has not physically th...
Michaelina Stathakos
Tenant's personal item was broken during repairs
While having flooring repairs done from under the house an antique Christmas garland with glass ornaments fell off the wall and broke. Is it my responsibility as landlord to replace this priceless item? If so what val...
Dave Versch
50% Rule clarification?
Can someone give me a definitive answer on the 50% rule? I understand the concept, that your expenses should only equal 50% of your gross rent in order to get positive cashflow. But which expenses are included in th...
Kevin Thomas
Tenant complains of rodents - who pays for pest control?
We bought a duplex and several months later an existing tenant is complaining about rodents. I contacted a local pest control company and they want $100 to start and $45 per month for both units and a 1 year contract...
Martin Potokar
Triple Net Lease - A Commercial Property Inspector's Perspective
IntroductionWhile Triple Net Leases continue to gain popularity over the years in more ways than one, especially when it comes to placing responsibility for the cost of maintenance and repairs on the tenant in additio...
Jennifer Jacobs
How do you protect yourself from sub-contractor lien?
Hi fellow BP members. We are looking to hire a contractor for our next flip we are working on. I've heard plenty of horror stories about home owners paying the general contractor and then the contractors not paying ...
Jeff S.
Do your contractors wear masks?
Just finishing up a rehab with roofers, painters, plumbers, electrician, floor guys, etc. etc and no masks. Things they like are boats for fishing and guns for hunting and Trump. No lefties at my place!
Michelle Lyn
Electricity bill doubled with new tenants. Can we investigate?
Hello BP folks! We have a 3-family rental in New York. 2 units have the same tenants for years. Other unit moved in in Sept 2020. Utilities are shared so we include them in the rent. We're seeing this winter that the ...