Noelle Eads
Liability question for taking over a property
Hi! We are in the process of buying a flip house that has a tenant. Unfortunately the house is in terrible shape and will be a complete gut job so we don’t feel comfortable letting the tenant stay due to liability iss...
Cassie Villela
Do you allow tenants to have weapons?
Just went through the process of renting my first property! I used a lot of the resources from Brandon & Heather Turner's book on landlording. One of their rules in that book is absolutely no weapons or firearms. ...
David S.
Illegal extra bedrooms?
Was looking at a property recently, and spoke with the seller's agent. He said some of the tenants of the duplex are sleeping in the basement, which has no egress windows. No egress at all, except the stairs to the ma...
Dale Dickey
Hello B.P. World
Hello BP world!!! I love this site and it has helped me in so many ways already. I love the podcasts and all the info that is on this site!!! I am currently a buy and hold investor of S.F.H. and a triplex that I ...
Kelvin Lee
City of Portland Releases Final Draft Tenant Screening Ordinance
What do you guys think about Chloe Eudaly creative idea of this?Commissioner Chloe Eudaly's office has circulated a final draft copy of a renter screening proposal that would take away an apartment owners' right to pr...
Alex Smith
Knob and Tube Wiring
My wife and I are in the process of purchasing our first investment property and it was recently discovered that 90% of the wiring is knob and tube. Rewiring the house (2,300 sf) will significantly cut into our renova...
Bill Graham
Possible Slip and Fall Suit
Railing or not?
Okay, I have a slightly obese tenant. Pushing 400lb. Has a hard time getting out of his car and moving around in general. Uses crutches, and has obvious feet problems. (swollen) No judgement here, just...
Raman Bindlish
Tenant problems - withholding rent citing code issues
Hi Landlords,I am looking for some advice from experienced landlords on tenant problem I am facing right now. My tenant has given me 30-day notice (lease is expired and we had agreed on month-to-month tenancy till the...
Owen Thornton
What makes making an LLC such an attractive option
When you are choosing to keep rental properties to yourself, or creating an LLC, what do you do? Can you still have a rental property business “ while not officially having a title such as an LLC
Byron Bohlsen
Garage Door Hit Tenants Car
Hi Folks, New tenant informed me the garage door was going down and hit his car trunk as he was backing out of the garage, there are some light scratches on his trunk. They are looking for advice (and I think hoping f...