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Hi, new landlords here. We just bought a duplex and moved in two new tenants on Jan 1st. I feel we were very diligent/clear with our screening and rules, so now we need to act on what we said in the application proces...
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One of my units is a furnished 2 bed 1 bath apartment for $800 a month. Tenant has been there 10 months and lease is up March 31, 2025. City recently did a building inspection and we noticed the tenant is smoking in t...
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I'm sure someone has run into this issue so I figured I'd reach out but first a little back story. Tenants signed a 1 year lease in July. Paid rent on time if not early every month. A few months ago they asked if t...
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I have a tenant in my Chicago condo. The next door neighbor, who is also a renter but different landlord, shares a common entrance to their respective units. The neighbor smokes, incessantly. The smoke wafts into t...
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Happy Fourth to my fellow Real Estate Investors. I am a landlord here in Boston and own a 3 family. I have two common area stairwells with 2 Kidde Smoke Alarms in each (Model P4010ACS). They are hard wired fire alarms...
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Dear Fellow BP Community, I'm a new landlord and recently served one of my inherited tenants a 30 day vacate notice as I'm doing substantial improvements to the apartment. She just left the property on Sunday and I di...
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We recently listed a duplex for rent in Milwaukee, WI. We received three applications. After calling the references and verifying income, etc. we narrowed it down to one possibility that looked good. We informed this ...
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You make your money when you buy, etc.If I were to buy a 3 br 2 bth single family in a desirable neighborhood, no repairs needed, traditional financing with a 30yr fixed rate mortgage, would i be making a bad investme...
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Hey Everyone,I have tenants in one of my units who are complaining that the smell of marijuana and cigarette smoke from the neighbors in the adjoining row home are causing nausea and headaches. The neighbors next door...
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Airbnb can be a great way to boost revenue, I own/manage for others and net out 30-40% higher then LTR but make sure your business is NEVER reliant on it as in the property still must cashflow positive without airbnb....