Nancy Roth
Terrible tragedy for Sec. 8 tenant: how to respond?
I learned today that an 18-year-old man who was killed in a shooting in Baltimore on August 25 is the son of a Section 8 tenant of mine. At the time of the shooting none of the news accounts mentioned the victim’s na...
Lynne MacFarlane
Path of Progress in the Midwest - Your Thoughts?
Hi BP folks:So, the definition of the term "path of progress" is the direction in which an emerging market’s growth is occurring - because progress/growth is occurring in these areas, demand increases, rents rise and...
Mike Alder
Building "Tiny Homes"
Hello BP Family,Does anyone in the group have experience building or living in these super cool "Tiny Homes"I'm brainstorming a strategy for 2016 and looking for some feedback on the subject. Thanks!
Nick Love
As a real estate investor, are yoou an early bird or night owl?
I'm curious. Are people in this group early risers (a.k.a. before let's say 630am) or more night owls for hustling multifamily investments?Me personally, I have been implementing better habits in the morning so that I...
April Hala
Property manager problem or just bad tenants?
Hi bigger pockets family! I have a question about my first rental house and the property manager I hired. I’ve had a rental property in Denver for many years, and always self-managed it. Two years ago, I moved to the ...
Grant Shipman
Rent by the Room Month-to-Month Leases: Change your screening?
This is my first rental property....I have a 7 bedroom home, and have opted to do 4 month leases that convert into month-to-month leases. I'm not interested in comments on this strategy at this time. I am interested...
Eric Bilderback
Tenant ODed can I evict
Help me out here. Me and a buddy put in a fire pit all day yesterday at my apartment complex. This tenant was hanging out creeping us out. Turns out she is the same lady that my manager advised against letting her ...
N.A N.A
Having trouble at new leased apartment (Any input will be much appreciated)
In the last week of November my girlfriend and I walked through a brand new apartment and instantly fell in love with it. Everything is brand new (appliances, hardwood floors, etc). We asked the landlord the normal...
Nathan Gesner
How are you handling non-paying Tenants?
There are good tenants falling on hard times...and then there are the bad Tenants.When a good renter falls on hard times, they communicate with the Landlord or Property Manager regularly. They seek advice and assistan...
Tosha Revere
To renew or not to renew
Long post warning....New landlord here, my first tenants (mom/daughter) moved in Oct 2018. Daughter is 63 and Mom is 85. Mom had just enough income to qualify for 3x rent and good credit. Daughter had bad credit and...