John Kaeser
Collecting rent. collection agency
I had a perfect Tennant paid on time every month for one year.Lost his job at the end of 2015. Asked if he could use his security deposit for the last 2 months rent. I agreed. He stayed an extra 2 months after that, p...
Annchen Knodt
Purchasing "subject to" in Texas
Hi BP,
My father @Tom Knodt and I potentially have a motivated seller in Brenham, Texas (near College Station, between Houston and Austin) who we think would be a good candidate for a "subject to" purchase for a buy ...
Christian Malesic
Stand up and Make a Difference
In most states it is now time to consider running for political office... no, not the big offices, the small important ones:
City or Borough Council, County Commissioner or Supervisor, School Board, Tax Collector, T...
Eric Mauricio
Contract for Deed for a Commercial Property
Ok. Let me apologize for my ignorance first since I'm still crawling as a noob. So, there's this commercial property for sale that the owner has owned since the early 90s and he stated he will carry a contract for dee...
Nupur Daruka
Early lease termination
I bought a property last year in November and the property had a tenant that recently moved in. Since the property was recently renovated and had a tenant already set I thought it was a great buy and paid the asking p...
Kon Zel
Help Interpreting 1031 Rule Changes
Just saw an article on Bloomberg alluding to changes with 1031 exchanges. The gist I'm getting is that the cost basis for the new property will be stepped down to adjust for depreciation on the property that's being ...
Peter Morgan
Vinyl flooring in outdoor small balcony doable?
Hello,I have a small balcony with iron railings on the perimeter rooted in concrete and the entire area is covered with tiles. There is a slight gap between tiles and concrete with some worn off sealant, and I have n...
Natalie R.
When to use which Creative Financing?
Seasoned Investors, when & why would you use each of these? I’m trying to get the hang of creative financing. A lot of these are very similar. When would you use one & not the other?
Tajinder Kandola
How to check tenants background?
How do you check a tenants credit, income, criminal history? Do you ask them or is their some sort of software you can use?
Mark Bugg
Help! Too many Applicants - Tornado Relief!
We have been preparing our first rental home to be listed for several weeks now and listed it last night. We received 4 applicants in less than 12 hours! But here is the catch, 2 of them are victims of the recent...