Jason Krawitz
First timer - Ad rough draft
Extrememly excited to be listing my first property for rent. This is my personal residence, recently paid off, and is being turned into my first investment/rental property. I just joined BP 2 days ago and appreciate t...
Steve Borodin
Are there restrictions on renting to large families? Smart?
Hey everyone, I could use a little advice from the community on a rental property I currently have listed. I can probably guess which direction most of the advice will go, but I am definitely a bit torn on this parti...
Scott Lewis
So many ESO applications, should I just allow pets?
It seems about 90% of my inquiries on a rental include a “ I have one or more ESO’s”. It used to be a trickle here and there, but now it’s just about everyone. It’s more the college age crowd where everyone has an ESO...
Joffrey Long
Usury Expert Witness: California Mortgage Litigation Questions
This post relates primarily to California:
Hard money loans are often made at rates that exceed usury interest limitations. On hard money loans, California trust deeds can be exempt from usury interest limitations u...
Joe Kato
Selective with tenants in my house?
I know about the 8 protected classes when screening tenants, but fell into a situation today I wasn't sure how to answer. I offered an apartment in the multifamily house I live in to a lady on the phone to come look ...
Joel Geisel
Section 8 Coincidence or Not?
I recently bought a townhome in a suburb of Minneapolis - 2Bed/2Bath. The going rate in the marketplace is about $1,600/month for rent. Once I listed this property for rent I received 50+ inquiries. To reduce the volu...
Karthik Ramasubramanian
Tenant Screening through property management
Hi All,I am a prospective new landlord and in the tenant screening process phase through my property management.The PM checks for 650+ credit score and 3x income rental ratio.But I would also like to do some due dilig...
Kylie Stosh
First time as a landlord- procedures for app and lease?
Hello! First time posting. Anyway... I just purchased my first rental property (Canada) about a month ago and I've had a few problems with people applying, giving me a deposit, and then dragging their heels about sign...
Alec Fenner
Building 4 unit in Cincinnati VA Loan
I am giving up trying to find a 4 unit in a good condition and in a good area in Cincinnati. I believe it will be a better option to build with my VA construction loan that is 0% down and has recently removed the purc...
Kathia L.
SFR landlords how do you keep renters from ruining your properties?
Well I've been reading the horror stories from LL with troublesome tenants. How do SFR LL keep there houses from being a pharm lab and tenants trashing your homes? Thanks