Christine Ting
Lease option do or nah?
I live in Southern California and own a house in Ontario (in California). I bought the house in 2017, and the lease ends on Dec. Current tenant is interested in buying the house but cannot get mortgage approved. I’m t...
Sylvia B.
To caulk or not to caulk
When installing a tub with surround such as this one should one caulk the joint between the surround and the tub?I've always seen it caulked, but a plumber told me that doing so is actually counterproductive and encou...
Daniel Fridrij
First Purchase in the Dayton Area: Inspections
Hello everybody, I am getting close to my firsts purchase in the Dayton area. Two questions for the experts there:1. What things you think I shoul give especial atention in the Inspection of the Property? 2. Any good ...
Nathan Gesner
Tenant claims money was stolen. How would you respond?
Tenant made an ACH payment for February rent. The ACH payment was rejected due to non-sufficient funds. Four days later, the tenant made another ACH payment. It was also rejected for non-sufficient funds. When I asked...
Jay Helms
City Bans short-term rentals in tourist destination neighborhood
The City of Orange Beach, AL has implemented a ban on short-term rentals for houses located in neighborhoods. Making the minimum stay 2 weeks. No doubt, this is outrageous and frustrating for those that do extremely w...
Erik Johnson
Keep 3.375% 17yr mortgage rate or tap $300k in equity for RE investing?
Hi,I am living in my primary residence which was a house hack we used for a while with a mother in law suite. We've refinanced the home and got down to a 3.375% interest rate for 20 years (3 years ago). I want to get ...
Vanessa S.
Security Deposit and Cleaning
Hello everyone- My tenant has moved out and the place smells. Neighbors have reported seeing the tenant’s guest smoking so this is the reason for the odor. My tenant attempted to disguise the odor with really smelly d...
Thomas Fish
WARNING: JES Properties
I had to report this company to the Attorney General and the DA's Office for the following reasons:
1. Setting up an attorney--pretending it was the buyer's attorney--for the purpose of hiding funds in the transacti...
Chase Banta
Need To Lease A Commercial Space, Have Questions.
My wife and I are interested in opening a child care center in Portland, Oregon, and I am doing preliminary research on what it will look like to enter into a commercial lease arrangement on a space that's, say, 2500 ...
Joe S.
House hacking in Washington D.C.
Looking to house hack a triplex/fourplex in Washington, D.C. with 2bed 1ba units. Are those hard to find west of the Anacostia river? Are there any developers that turn row houses into a multi unit property in the...