James Hiddle
Largest Fraud In History ($50 Billion)
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bernard Madoff, a quiet force on Wall Street for decades, was arrested and charged on Thursday with allegedly running a $50 billion "Ponzi scheme" in what may rank among the biggest fraud cases ...
Charlie Moore
How do “ pro tenant “ “landlords make any money lol
Why do some landlords embrace their tenants? - I think that’s a weird view
Beth Matherne
Late fees and late rent
Good morning everyone, This is my first month of owning a 10 unit apartment building. It is in a downtown area but not in a horrible section. B-/C area. There is a PM responsible for collecting the rent. In my lease r...
Dax Desai
Need an Eviction Lawyer recommendation in Houston, TX
I have a partnership in a hotel and there is a long-term tenant that we inherited. He hasn't paid in 6 months. We filed eviction and he presented a forged note from the prior owner stating he had "prepaid for 6 mont...
Mark Mynhier
Difficult contractor
Question: How do you deal with a contractor who balks at doing repairs that an inspector says are "safety issues" and is weeks behind in the rehab? It would be real easy to be hard nosed, but he is also working on ano...
Stephen R.
Overbudget penalty for contractors
I recently decided to add a deadline penalty for a contractor that does not meet their agreed upon project completion date. Would a budget penalty be appropriate as well?I know many contractors will underbid a project...
Faisal Farnas
PM Screwed Up a lease clause
Hello BP'ers, I've run into a bit of a situation with my property manager and I need some input. I have a Duplex with both units currently rented out. The water meter is shared so water is included in the rent. When I...
Rene G.
Need A Solid Rental Lease Agreement
I fired my PM and my wife and I are going to take over running our investment properties. We own property in Orlando and Tampa area and need a solid rental lease agreement. We pretty much gathered all the other pap...
Julio Gonzalez
Increased Audit Risk as a Result of Inflation Reduction Act
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 was signed into law on August 16, 2022. As part of this new act, the IRS was allocated $78 billion to hire around 87,000 new employees through the end of 2031. Of the 87,000, not al...
Vannak Kann
Early lease termination of 1 year lease
Hi All,Currently renting property in Fresno, CA. Tenant moved in in 02/01/2015 and lease won't end until 02/01/2016. However, on 04/01/2015 tenant told me that she probably want to move out because of the work issue a...