Hi everyone,
I'm pretty much a newbie when it comes to tenant screening. I have "book smarts" on the topic, but no "street smarts". In finding a new tenant for a unit in my duplex, I've come across a few q...
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Hello BiggerPockets,I'm having an open house this weekend and I've had over 50 people contact me about seeing the property. I'm wondering what the best way to accept applications is when you have a lot of applicants. ...
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I'm becoming more of a hands on landlord based on advice I'm getting from folks on this forum. I'm having work done at one of my houses. The repair guy told me about a spot in the ceiling in an upstairs bedroom. I he...
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Hi everyone,Please refrain from mentioning the obvious, I'm hoping someone can help my friend out of this tricky situation. He's closing in a week on a property he was going to STR in South Hanover PA township near He...
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Hello,Quick question. A potential tenant has told me she has not paid a pet deposit in the past due to it being a service animal. She has given me a registration number for the pet.Should I attempt to collect a pet de...
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I was wondering what most people were using to track the tax liens that they have purchased? I wanted a system that alerts me to redemption periods, calculates returns, ect.... I know there was a post approx a year ...
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What’s up everyone - Part time investor coming out of Bayonne, NJ. First post here as I am fairly new to BP! Looking for some advice and good insight.
I recently put a 2FAM under contract with the sole purpose to con...
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As a property manager, I often get requests to manage SFH's where the property owner is renting out each bedroom - by the room. I always turn down these clients due to the legalities. You simply can't rent out 8 units...
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About a week ago I listed my duplex for rent available immediately. The only inquires I've had are from college students wanting to rent it next May/June. I'm in a college area and my goal is to do a short-term lease ...
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Howdy BP Community!We're researching the possibility of operating a STR off highway 50 in El Dorado county, just outside of the TRPA. I'd love to talk to somebody who operates up there to talk about management issues,...