Jocelyn Gardiner
Why isn't the design aspect of REI discussed more often?
I've listened to several podcasts, browsed the forums and read some of the books, but I've yet to find any real emphasis or discussion about the design aspect of real estate investing. It's true I'm a complete novice,...
Raelon White
Keep Copy of Tenant Credit card as security deposit (FL)
Anyone have experience requiring tenant to use credit card as backup security deposit?
Keno Powers
Can my HOA restrict the type and number of tenants?
I live and own a 3 bedroom townhouse in a small community of 3 bedroom townhouses in a college town in Maryland. I'm moving and was planning to rent mine out to 3 college students when the HOA sent me this email (I'm...
Frank S.
2020 Quality of Tenants. Where did the qualified applicants go?
Chicago, sub $1,000 rents. C to C- class area. Clean and rehabbed units
Are you seeing a drop in the quality of tenants drop this year in Chicago for the above-referenced market? Where did the good and qualified ten...
Rusty Thompson
What kind of tenant are you most easily fooled by.
Being a fairly new landlord (3 years) and having just gotten into my first multi-family. I have found myself making concessions for a certain kind of tenant more than any other. I seem to give much more leeway to t...
Anders Jax
How often do LPs guarantee the loan in a JV?
I’ve read that sometimes LPs are the ones to guarantee or split the guarantee at least 50/50 with GP. How often does that actually happen? I’d think LP would be very reluctant to do so, and want larger share of profit...
Andy Kaye
How to background check of tenant who doesn't have Internet?
So I'm trying to rent out a place right now, but the applicant is a senior citizen and doesn't have Internet, doesn't have cell phone, and I'm pretty sure doesn't know how to use a computer.Sites like MyRental.com and...
Shiloh Bryan
Old tenant keeps his stuff here and comes over often
Originally, a son and his father were on the lease. They are only family friends to us. Me and my fiancé moved into this household in January 2021 to take care of fiancé's grandmother. The son's father decided to go l...
Tyler Z.
Duplex lease of tenant is 4 months longer than disclosed
The tenant that is currently in one of the apartments of a duplex we are purchasing that pays significantly less than FMV rent is actually in lease for another 4 months longer than we were advised. Originally we were ...
Gabriel Shawn Larson
Addendum to remove tenant, followed by rest of tenants canceling
Hey BP and friends, I am in an interesting situation that I need some suggestions on. Just a couple days ago myself and the 3 tenants signed an addendum to the lease removing one of them as of 7/1. Today, the other te...