John Thedford
How Important Is A Large Kitchen To Tenants (and investors)
Hello all:I have been looking at a potential rental. It is a SFR about 2200 s.f. in the Cape Coral area. It is a 4 BR typical build on well and septic. I talked to the seller and it is bordering on a distress sale. Th...
Richard Warren
Watch What You Say to Prospective Tenants
Be careful what you say to prospective tenants. Saying the wrong thing can get you in a lot of trouble.
Agent accused of Fair Housing Act violation:
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/mar/12/real-estate-brokerage...
Cailan Knight
Buying a property that isn't for sale.
Hello, the 6plex that my girlfriend lives in is poorly managed and not fully tenanted. The owner's husband died a year ago and from what I've heard she has been overwhelmed since then. The owner currently lives in the...
Elisha Keller
Newbie Question #10: Being a Woman Investor
Hi All,
So I was listening to Podcast #2 and it's something that has been on my mind:
What is it like being a woman investor? What are some challenges? What are the rewards? What about being the key per...
Jacob G.
Best Story of a Tenant Taking themselves Out of Consideration.
I had a prospective tenant call me the other day, who seemed very excited about a house I have for rent. In the process of telling me she was interested she told me she was taking her current land lord to court becau...
RJ Dixon
Oh rats and rats and the law
Hello BP ! My question today is I’m in a bit of a pickle. I currently rent out a townhome. This townhome was previous treated for rats. I recently turned over this property and have new tenants in place. The tenan...
Dawn Anastasi
Interesting real estate lead from FreeCycle
Here is a lesson to keep on the lookout for leads no matter where they come from.I was giving away some things on Freecycle. (If anyone does not know what that it, it's a bulletin board to give away things to "recycl...
Joe Meares
Neighbor is trespassing and scaring tenants...next steps?
Hi guys!Question on handling strange neighbor behavior. One of my tenants is a young family and a neighbor has scared the stay at mom a few times by randomly showing up in their back yard, I think a fence would solve ...
Colleen F.
Negotiating rent for the right tenant
I have had a number of people look at a current rental and the ones that apply have been rejected so far. They are really borderline candidates, not terrible but with a couple of items put together smoker no rental...
Joseph ODonovan
According to Harvard, there's a housing shortage. Your thoughts?
https://www.housingwire.com/articles/49458-harvard-theres-a-housing-shortage-and-its-eroding-affordability