Betsy Mowry
Tidiness of home for meeting with potential realtors?
My brothers and I will be putting our parents' home on the market. The house itself is marketable and has had some solid updates in recent years. However, we've been pulling things out of closets, organizing and so...
James Farrel
Security Deposit: Loss of Rent to Complete Repairs After Moveout
Is it permissible to deduct loss of rent from a security deposit due to a unit not being available to rent again pending repairs due damage that was chargeable to the tenant if I could not reasonably complete those re...
Marky Suazo
Property Inspection Report Received
Hi BP quick question: Currently under contract on a property and received the inspection report. A few concerns popped and I'm wondering based on those findings how common is it to ask for a reduced price and/or to fi...
Rita Koslowsky
Landlord gives the tenant extension cords to use until lights got
My son and daughter moved into an apartment the lights weren't turned on yet. They went to pay the deposit on the lights, they told them 72 hours. The apartment was not inspected yet . Three weeks later still no in...
Nadir M.
What to look for during my walk throughs?
He everyone, I currently did a walk-through of my properties I own in the midwest. For the most part, I know what to look for. For example, I have a rental with two military tenants. They're amazing. The house was in ...
Chris Utter
Do you need a Business card?
New to investing in real estate and question that popped up in my mind was "Do we need to have a business card in today's age?" I thought it would be a good little discussion for BP and an opportunity to learn.So, wha...
William Bratrud
Out of State Purchase Success Story
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Oak Ridge.
Purchase price: $100,000
Cash invested: $65,000
Purchased from an out of state wholesaler. There was plenty of meat on...
Jasmine K Lam
what should I do after 1st inspection of rental property
Hi all, Thank you for any valuable advices. Hope anyone can help me out
On Oct, I started to rent my house out. The one I rent for is under a company name, He is self-employed, construction company actually. About mo...
Heather O.
Alert tenants to correct behavior firmly and fairly
How would you word a letter to a tenant who is using a screened room as a storage room?Experiencing tenant with clutter in lanai stacked floor to ceiling seen from the street.Since I have many tenants, I feel like I s...
Timothy W.
Understanding the coverage of tenant damage
When I was a property adjuster on the south side of Chicago over half of the propertites I dealt with were landlord owned. There's one particular scenario I saw a lot and wanted to give folks a heads up on what it is...