Kimberly Carver
HVAC disaster - advice needed!
Hi all -We have been landlords for 5 years with very few issues. Everything that has come up we have been able to fix within a day. We take great pride in our homes. I am sick to my stomach with an issue we have been ...
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City suing landlord for $1.2 million for 'illegal' airBNB rentals
City apparently feeling unheard when landlord and airBNB appear to be dismissive about rental ordinances.http://nypost.com/2017/05/14/city-smacks-landlord-...Here you have landlord suing tenant for $300,000 for illega...
Ben S.
Preparing for and profiting from a crash
I have a few predictions about the economy, and am looking for the strategies of those who have a similar views. I'm not looking to discuss differing views, just if you agree with this view.First, I believe the econom...
Brett Baginski
Mortgage Forbearance Ramifications
Not sure if this has been posted yet, but I think it is worth sharing. I heard on the Rental Income Podcast w/ Dan Lane, bonus episode from this Saturday "The Ugly Truth About Mortgage Forbearance", the long term eff...
Amber Spence
Nightmare tenant, help!
Hey everyone,
My husband and I had the tenant from hell in our single family home. We also hired a management company to manage the property. (Our first time as landlords, we outsourced to make sure we did everything...
Darwin Crawford
My Energy Efficiency Project Thread, aka Eco-Capitalism
Hey there BP!I'm posting this thread, which, full disclosure, will be long, and might not be for everyone, in order to document a project I am doing here in sunny Arizona. It is on a commercial building, 8 units, and...
Lee Fahy
Investa-Brothel the Odyssey
My wife and I had been interested in purchasing a rental property for about a year with the intent of making this a business. She's a teacher, I'm an engineer and we have little faith in the future of Social Security ...
Bill Sargeson
Window in Shower. What would you do?
I have a foreclosure that I am seriously considering buying for a rental. My concern is the bathroom has a window in the shower. I was planning on gutting the bathroom and doing a complete remodel. I thought I could...
Kristi Miller
Buying in Norther California
Hello:
Although we live in Napa, CA, our real-estate portfolio is with properties in the midwest. We just understand that area the most. After looking at some multi-family properties here in Northern Califo...
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How to have "The Talk" with inherited tenants
I purchased a fixer duplex with tenants who pay $695/mo ea. Market is $1300/mo. in that Portland neighborhood. Their rent hasn't been raised since they moved in in 2012, and the units are in varying states of disrepa...