Tom Bjork
The Obama Effect
Currently, Obama's financial advisors have stated that the high end tax bracket will go up to 39+%. Does anyone think this high end tax bracket might go up to 50%+ or more?
Account Closed
Running into a property owner while scoping a tax lien parcel
What do you do and say when you run into property owners, while scoping out their property with a tax lien? Has anyone ever experienced a hostile situation? Anyone had their lien redeemed very quickly after loitering ...
Kellis Landrum
Jason Hartman- Platinum Properties
I ran across Jason Hartman's website/podcast and am intrigued. Is there anyone here who's bought properties from his company that could share their positive or negative experience with me?For what it's worth, everyone...
Dan Fitzpatrick
Tenant Just Planning to Walk at End of Lease
I inherited a tenant when purchasing a 4-plex. He has been a problem from day 1 - 4 people living in a 1 bedroom, extremely dirty, does not meet scheduled maintenance appointments, infested with cockroaches, etc. Af...
Zach Mitchell
Pay the $10,000 fine for not occupying??
Has anyone ever bought a bank owned property during the "first look" period for owner occupants only and just paid the $10,000 fine? I found a deal that could potentially bring in a lot so the $10,000 would gladly get...
Kelvin Lee
Drug activities in my property
I was recently informed that there was drug activities in one of the units. Also there have been vandalism and coin operated laundry got broken into that possibly related to the same tenant. However, the other tenants...
Rob Lehmann
Received Discrimination Complaint! Now what?!
I own a 3-family property in Massachusetts and use a property manager to handle nearly everything since I am currently out of the country. I've used this particular manager for 2+ years now and haven't received any co...
Nathan Gesner
What kind of late fee do you charge?
What kind of late fee do you charge, and why?One-time charge of $XXXSmall fee that starts on Day X and continues to accrue daily until Tenant pays in fullCombination of a one-time charge and then a smaller daily feeWh...
Jack B.
Tenant has unauthorized pets, but already moving out
TL;DR: do I charge them the non refundable pet fee of $400 in their final months rent or take it out of their deposit when they leave? They've been a problem tenant as of late...They rented from me for 3 years (yep, I...
Marcin O.
Downstairs neighbor complaining about my 2 year old kid noise
2 months ago we moved in into 2 story apartment complex. We asked for first floor because of our toddler son, but realtor and leasing agent only offered us 2nd floor, and affirmed us that kids were not an issue.After ...