Dax Kirkwood
Hoarder tenant complaining of mice in unit.
I have an owner occupied duplex with tenants who are hoarders, with a lot of that hoarding being used food/drink containers. As a neighborly gesture I supplied a few traps available from most stores. As a Landlord I d...
Harry Wilson
What a property needs
So I have a friend that rents out to tennants, I believe that the property isn't up to standards and he could probably get in trouble if he was inspected. So what does a property need to be legally rentable? And does ...
Jonathan Mertens
Just something I wanted to share
Hi BP family, I wanted to share something that is dear to my heart and I hope you get something out of it. My apologies that it is not about real estate. It's about my story with an autoimmune disease. As a young kid ...
Sarah Kuppert
Tenant keeps food and trash in room despite agreement not to
Hello,
I need some advice. I have a tenant who is renting my spare room for 2-3 months right now. She lived here since June 25. We have a signed lease until the end of July and she wants to extend it until the end of...
J. B.
Circuit breaker with known issues failed, food lost. Property manager responsible?
I am a small-time landlord myself, but I have a relative who is a tenant in a very large apartment complex. The complex is relatively new, being only a few years old. The circuit breakers throughout this very large ...
Franky Aikens
The Federal Stimulus is signed. What if it's not enough?
The stimulus package is in. The checks are on the way. Some people will have more income through unemployment than they did working full-time. They are the lucky ones. (If there are any lucky people in this madness) O...
Corey Pascuzzi
Help! Tenant just informed me that they lost their job!
Hello BP, my tenant just told me today that she lost her job over a month ago. She has always paid on time and paid rent today for this month. She says she is getting financial help from family and is looking for a ...
David Worker
Springfield IL Landlord Association Meeting 3/12
Come to the Springfield, IL landlord meeting tomorrow! It’s held at Donnie B’s (by Target). Meet and greet starts at 5:30 and the meeting begins at 7. Below is copy of the email with meeting details, sent out by the c...
Dimitri Paspalaris
Adding a pay off early calculator in the rental property tool
I think a possible feature that could be added to the rental property calculator is to show if I added extra payments to the property how it would effect the property. I think this would be a great addition to the cur...
Kevin Kaczmarek
Proper Promotion for Seminars?
We do a lot of seminars for free in our area on various topics such as land contract home ownership and IRA investing. Every month the challenge is of course to get people to show up to these events.
What are some e...