Dave Schimmels
Existing tenant month to month
My wife and I bought our first duplex with tenants in place. 2nd floor tenant is on a year lease, but the first floor tenant is month to month and has been renting for the last 16 years. She is older and is on a fixed...
Bryan Sinegal
Renovations
Good afternoon! I have 3 quick questions I'm hoping some of you can help with. Feel free to respond to just one or all 3 if you like:1. Can anyone in the Atlanta area recommend a great general contractor (reliable, ti...
Palmer Reap
Buying a rental property with a tenant in place but no lease.
Hi all! My fiancé and I are closing on our first real estate deal and are buying a duplex so that we can house hack (thanks, Scott Trench!). One of the units already has a tenant in place for 8 years now who pays time...
Brad Russo
Renting with pets: How can pet resume help you to move in?
I was looking for such topic on the forum, and unfortunately didn't find even one thread that gives an answer on that acute question for many tenants, that own a pet. In any case, it would be interesting to hear feedb...
Rashid Ghafoor
Being sued for not disclosing Rotten Boards under the roof
I flipped a property over three years ago. I had hired a contractor to install a new roof before the sale. The roof was inspected and passed by a windstorm engineer. Yesterday I received a letter from the buyer's att...
Shannon Trivett
refund security deposit or not?
On March 13th my tenant told me his intention to purchase a home. His 6 month lease was terminating on the 31st and he wanted to know if he could hold over on the weekly bases. when I questioned it he countered with ...
Nhan Le
Contractor Dispute Question
Hello BP Community
I have a situation occurring with my contractor and I wanted to get advice on how to navigate the situation.
I recently purchased a SFH back in early October that needed a cosmetic update and I wa...
Mike Gammarino
Cash out refi on rental for primary residence purchase
My situation:
* bought a SFH for $250k as my primary in Portland, OR in 2002* moved to LA in 2006 and turned it into a rental (the home is still in my name, not an LLC)* been renting in LA since my move* want to purc...
Account Closed
And We're Off! (Part 2 of the Breaking the Appraiser series)
And We’re Off! (Part 2 of The Breaking the Appraiser Series)
There is a Strategy
In the inaugural edition of the Breaking the Appraiser
series, a call went out to all real estate owners and syndicators. It was mad...
Ryan Miller
Buying an A class 5 bed property- AIRBNB or renting
Hi Guys. Had a quick question- i'm buying an A class 5 bedroom home that was built in 2013 and i'm looking to either rent each room to a different tenant on a lease or all of the rooms for AIRBNB. Of course the AIRBNB...