David P.
Would you accept these applicant couple?
I have a property out here in Los Angeles specially Long Beach I listed about a month now and been mostly crickets. Partially because it's slightly on the higher side $4800/month for 2200 sqft SFH. I got an applicant ...
Nathan Gesner
Landlord lost $60,000 in rent, Tenant walks away
As the Landlord admits, he's partially to blame because he failed to conduct a background check. If he had, he probably would have learned these are habitual offenders. We used to call them thieves.https://www.wfsb.co...
Jeff G.
Carpet ruined - Do I have recourse? Should I pursue?
I had tenants rent my 2,850 SF house for 5.5 years. They disclosed their four dogs before signing, and they gave me a $500 extra deposit for that (in addition to last month's rent). And the wife said to me as they wer...
Lisa Gorman
MA eviction with lease - can you collect lost rent?
I have a tenant who is threatening to withhold next month's rent. I won't go into the specific reasons as I believe they are unjustified. The tenants are on a 1 year lease which started May 1, 2016. If they broke t...
Nick Yates
Is NC landlord friendly?
Hi everyone, I am not from North Carolina but many have recommended NC to me for investments, plus one of my ideal holidays has to be to go to the Outer Banks to surf, kiteboard and stand up paddle. I have tried searc...
Michael Lenahan
Tenants owe me 5K in back rent - What is my recourse?
Hi,My first time in 5 years of Real Estate Investing that I had to evict someone. So the process is new to me...The tenant was recently locked out (11.28) and their Petition to Restore was denied. They owe me over 5K...
Al Richards
Can/ should I sue tenant
Good morning Bigger Pockets,
So here's my situation: I have it a woman who has moved out without paying her last months rent big surprise but has left a large amount of personal items as well as damage to the rental. ...
Ben Kirchner
Tenant stole from me - Possible recourse?
Add this to the stories of nightmare tenants...My tenant was late on rent payments month after month. She ends up writing two bad checks in July, and not paying at all in August, then blocking my phone number. I evi...
Stephen E.
Ex Tenant Volunteers to pay damages - accept or sue?
My now ex tenant, the one detailed in earlier posts concerning his drug dealing, has been in touch. I had written a demand letter for over $5k of damages to the unit, backing this up with invoices for painting and flo...
Jimmy S.
Collection agency?
I have evicted a tenant got a judgement from the court. I know I probably wont have any luck but is it worth it to turn it over to collection agency if they can collect anything?How do I find a collection agency that ...