John P.
problematic tenants not paying rent
Hi all.
I wanted to reach out to the community here to see if some sound advice can be given.
2 properties are holding problematic tenants. The tenants have not paid their rent since February and refuse to do so.
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Patrick Chiles
Are you willing to help the homeless?
There is a program under HUD (Emergency Solutions Grant Program) that provides money and incentives to property owners to rent their properties to people who are currently experiencing homelessness. And within this p...
Lisa Hoyt
When should you lower rent to attract qualified tenants? Ever?
Background: My sister lives in MA, has owned a 2 family house for many years. Our mother lived in the apartment for 17, when she moved out sister used a broker to find tenants (when they had to leave - student visa e...
Sarah D.
Cost of painting vs DIY
It's 10pm. I'm about to start washing gross bathroom walls in the apartment we're renovating to prepare to sand and paint. I'm on BP because I don't want to do it...I see people talk about hiring painters that can kn...
Jeffrey Johnson
Selling and creative financing
I am really new to real estate and needa little advice on how to do some creative financing with one property that I own.
The home that I have been trying to sell for around 170k. After being on the market for almos...
Doug Hadley
SFR: Subcontract Rehab or Do It Yourself
I just purchased my first SFR last Thursday and have been doing the demo and rehab myself. The question that I'm trying to answer is that the quotes that I'm getting from subcontractors is much higher than my mont...
Jon Graham
Rehab strategy - spit and polish or full rehab
I'm an investor in NW Indiana. We have done a few successful flips over the last couple years. On the houses we have done, our strategy has been to do a quality rehab and try to drive up the resale value of the house....
Account Closed
Renters want to move out due to Rat infestation.
I have a young couple that has been in my home since last December, every quarter I do an inspection on the home to make sure everything is working etc. The first two inspections went well and the home was very clean....
Kenneth Dai
Out of state turnkey investing in Chicago
I got a bunch of questions about a property I purchased in Chicago through Profit from Rentals (PFR), so I thought I'd put down some of the facts here. I'll attempt to keep this as a running post, so folks who are cu...
Tom Brickman
Tenant becoming unmanageable and combative
First my back store. I have owned & managed rentals for 15 years. I've gone through nasty evictions & lots of different tenant issues over the years. I've never had this situation arise so I'm hoping for guida...