Tom W.
Applicant has existing mortgage, Reason for denial?
I have a applicant who makes good money, owned home for past 15 years with existing mortgage. Supposedly in process of selling home, but its not listed and when I ask for documentation to show its for sale or under co...
Eric Chiang
MTR Rent by Room - Platform
Hi BP Community, REI rookie here!
I'll be closing on a SFH later this week, where my partner and I plan on renting by the room for medium term rentals (MTR) for travel nurses. There is one hospital within <10...
Brilliant Clayton
Cleaning fee included in rent
Ok, this is another newbie question of mine. Is it possible to include a cleaning service fee in the tenants monthly rent. I have this lady that will clean twice a month for a very reasonable price. A sort of HOA fee....
Mark Forest
uh-oh another dog
My tenant already has two dogs which we agreed upon. She just contacted me to say she has “temporarily adopted†another small puppy. This third dog is a Yorkshire and will not get big. She is otherwise a good t...
Rod Smith
How to provide a value add to a tenant without losing your shirt
Good morning All,
I have a couple offers pending on multi-family properties and I wanted some advice. If I can land these properties, I am thinking about including water and sewer in the rent. I have seen pro...
Michaela Cephas
Airbnb Based-STR: To Buy or Rent
Hi! I am currently a new homeowner who put $80,000 down on a $200,000 house in Greensboro, N.C. I have just recently gotten in to short-term rental via Airbnb. My first full month I made enough to cover the mortgage, ...
Lisa Penny
Good Idea for us??
HI, new person here. My husband is military and we own a home out here in Virginia, he just ended getting orders somewhere else. So we listed our home, but now we have a only a short time before we MUST leave across...
Account Closed
ESA on property before I received letter.
Can you evict a tenant in a lease if they bring in a valid ESA animal after a lease is signed? The dog has been there for a few weeks and I just received the recommendation letter and also the letter from a licensed m...
Leland F.
DIY landlording first-timer in Washington, DC ...covering my bases
I purchased a small studio condo in DC a couple miles away from downtown and a 5 minute walk from a popular metro line.It has been my primary residence, but I'll soon be moving out and I'd like to make it my first ren...
Kel S
Washer & Dryer or not?
Those of you with rental houses, do you put in a W/D? Or do you just list them as washer and dryer hookups? I remember way back when I rented I didn't have my own washer or dryer. Do tenants these days bring their own...