A rather scary incident today at one of my units. A neighbor came up to me while I was inspecting another unit and was concerned about the noise coming from a different unit. We knocked on the door and a 12 year old a...
I am looking into buying a Foreclosure to do as a potential BRRRR deal. I have a few reservations that i wanted to see if anyone on BP could shed some light on. I am looking into these mainly because the inventory in ...
Hi BP! I have a SFR rental in Austin and it is currently occupied by 4 roommates, and their lease is up at the end of July. 3 out of the 4 tenants would like to renew their lease, and they found a fourth roommate to c...
Bigger Pocket Community,
I need advice from rent-by-the-room owners and Texas lawyers.
Quick introduction. I own a property in Austin (3 Bed 2 Bath). I was doing LTR but decided to renovate to do STR. To pay for the...
Hey Folks,I'm looking to purchase my first investment property and I'm on a bit of a tight schedule because I'm looking to leave my current gig towards the end of July. I have plenty of wealth in investment accounts t...
What do fellow landlords think about tenants who leave lights on FOREVER. By that I don't mean long hours, I mean to never turn a light off day or night for months.I have a tenant who says for security reasons she pr...
Hi folks, looking for some advice. We bought a duplex at the end of December 2016, our first. We inherited one tenant which proven challenging. Good news is they came with several months of prepaid rent. Bad news ...
We are in the process of purchasing a multi-family unit. There are currently month-to-month tenants in one of the units that we would like to renovate and live in. They have been month to month for nearly 8 months and...
Hey everyone. As I have mentioned in a couple of posts, I am leaving shortly for 1 year in Afghanistan. My plan is to come back and jump into investing in rentals. My concern is what the market may look like at tha...
My rental will soon be turned over to me, and the tenants name will be off the utilities. Do I need to leave them on in order to sell the place? I get concerned about agents/buyers coming in, turning the AC on to "co...