Ryan Kerrigan
New Tenant Requests
Hello Forum,This is my first post after lurking around a bit, and was hoping I could get some direction. I currently live in a house hacked duplex, and rented out the lower unit roughly a month ago. This is the 3rd te...
Lucas Carroll
Adding rooms to a rental
Hello BP, So, last year I picked up a 1,900 sf rental property which was a 2 bed 2 bath. It had a large finished basement so I was able to section off two areas and make additional bedrooms out of them. It is c...
Megan Frank
Gas odor reported by tenant, who pays for the gas company check?
A week or so ago our tenant reported that the basement smelled of gas and they were worried there was a leak. We instructed them to call the emergency line for the gas company and have them come out. They did and the ...
Dominic Chi
Los Angeles Unit Compliance Requirements
Hey guys,I am in the process of negotiating a deal for a completely renovated duplex (e.g. major structural changes, some add-on bedrooms, copper plumbing, tankless water heaters, etc.) in LA and the seller is adamant...
Mike Cartmell
50% Rule for Lease Options
If I purchase a house with intent of finding a tenant buyer to sell with a lease option, do I need to apply the 50% rule with this property. I am not planning on renting it, the term would be 1-3 years. The potentia...
JJ Conway
For Landlords with Flooded Rentals
Full disclosure: I did not come up with these suggestions... they're from an email I received today on the Mr. Landlord mailing list. If you have any suggestions to add, please do. I moved to Louisiana next year, so e...
Lee Jackson
Rental Hot water tank and furnace? Or own.... Ontario Canada
Hi everybody, I'm not sure if this has been talked about much... I looked through the forums and didn't find much... so sorry if it's a repeat question.Currently I pay for all utilities in the bungalow I rent out....
Matt Gehrls
Unresponsive and dismissive maintenance, anything I can do?
Someday, I hope to be a landlord and that is why I'm on the site. Right now, I'm a tenant. Because I have been reading and seeing things from the other side I don't want to be a pain. However, my apartment is a dump. ...
Abigail K.
Repeat Maintenance Complaint
Hi there,A bit of a sidebar issue but there’s so much experience on BP I’m curious if someone has an opinion I haven’t thought of. I have a consistently painful tenant who complains constantly, harasses, yells, curses...
Mindy Jensen
How Specific Do You Get: Inspection Objection/Resolution Language
I rep the buyer, and the seller was replacing a Federal Pacific Panel. City is NOTORIOUS for requiring permits for EVERYTHING. In fact, their permit department website says "It would be easier for us to tell you what ...