I have a tenant who moved out and left the place in decent shape.  However, there were some scuffs on the walls, the kitchen counters had some dried food on it and the floors were dirty.  The bathroom required some cl...

Hey BP,I have a duplex under contract which is being sold by an elderly woman who Is living in the larger of two units. She wants to stay where she is for undertermined of time after closing until her new living arran...

Good afternoon,

A little confused on the Kentucky law for security deposit. I know you are supposed to keep them in a separate account than your main checking account, do you need a separate account for each property...

Background:We recently rented our 2 bedroom unit to new tenants in Massachusetts; they are boyfriend and girlfriend. I went to set up the Security Deposit account with my wife and I as the custodian and them as the ow...

Hi all, I have found so much useful information on BP just browsing so I decided to join. I am seeking an understanding of something in particular that I haven't been able to find in the forums.It is likely that we wi...

Just a note of caution. This morning I was listening to a popular real estate investing podcast and they were discussing the many ways to finance a deal and step to get you finances in order before diving into REI. Th...

What is your favorite solutions for home security if you are a rehabber? Thoughts on Simplisafe or what are other company's would you  recommend? 

Hey All,

I was wondering about how much deposit to ask for?

Also, what is security deposit in " Certified Funds"???? What does certified funds mean?

Daniel

If you haven't already noticed, I'm new here. You will probably be getting a lot of questions from me. My husband and I have been trying to sell our home for over 6 months with not much interest. But lots of inquiries...

my sweet innocent tenent never cleaned a thing in 9 months , she stained the carpet , it took 26 passes with a steam cleaner to get the carpet looking like new , she kicked a hole in the wall , these are just a few th...