Tom Sharkey
The 6 Mindset Changes
For those who have been following me for the past 2 years, you know I’ve transitioned from being a full-time Speech-Language Pathologist to a full-time real estate investor, business owner, and short term rental (Airb...
Leon Lee
What is your smoking policy for STRs in Cities
Hi, BPers,
I’m curious about how you handle weed smoking in your STRs. It seems like almost every young guest in my units ends up smoking weed inside the house. They’re getting smarter about it too—trying to clean ...
Joshua Steven Ferrell
Terminating lease in Tennessee but tenant paid upfront
Hello all,I have a situation where I rented out a a furnished rental unit to a new tenant for 3 months. We signed a lease and the term length is from August 1, 2022 to October 31, 2022. I collected a security deposi...
Nick Lee
FHA loan owner occupancy requirement
As an investor, I understand we can purchase mult-family homes under 4 units with FHA loans, but it requires you to live in the property as a principal residence for at least one year. Is it possible to purchase m...
Rich Hupper
representing a buyer purchasing his first four family
Hello fellow agents.I am representing a buyer buying his first investment property. The property is a 4 unit building. 3 of the 4 units are subsidized. The owner has owned the property for 6 years and has lived there ...
Andrew Hinton
First Land Use Hearing, How to convince city to Approve Variance?
I purchased a vacant property and planned to develop a certain number of units that requires a variance. However, the language in the Baltimore City Zoning Code says the following:In order to grant a variance, the cas...
Ann Keefe
Water Bill Back in Minnesota
Hello! I’m a newbie and in the process of purchasing a side by side duplex in the twin cities area and will be owner occupying one side. When it comes time to renew the lease I would like to shift some of the responsi...
Ron Mussatto
Extreme temp set by tenant
I have read here the multiple posts from the landlord concerned about tenant setting thermostat to the extreme causing excessive HVAC wear and tear. But I have not seen a post about the consequences to tenant's healt...
Ida Powers
Lease ending March 31st. How to get tenants out?
I have inherited tenants that have a lease ending at the end of this month. I want to get them out so I can update the unit. I have given them no indication that I will be renewing their lease and they know we have be...
Walter C.
keys and pest control
I am wondering... should I have a copy of key to every room within the apartment? I wonder if this would be an invasion of privacy. With 1 unit, there are 2 people living there, with their respective bedroom being the...