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Tenant Lying About CHICKENS on the Property - Evict or Not?
Hello!I have a tenant in one of my duplexes who told me on her lease application she only planned on having one small dog on the property. The lease contract says explicitly NO PETS unless otherwise put into writing. ...
Wade G.
Make sure you have a very large reserve fund for landlording?
Well its been a rough year as a landlord for me so far. Even worse than the year Hurricane Ike caused its damage. To date since January first of this year I have spent an average of $1475 a month for repairs and vac...
Yuki K.
Invest in a negative cash flow property for appreciation?
Hi, for the experts who are investing for appreciation, will you invest in a negative cash flow property if the appreciation is almost certain? The property I am thinking about is a ~1.3M purchase, no rehab necessary,...
Bien Nguyen
Longest Distance to Self- Manage First STR?
My husband and I are new to Bigger Pockets and have been wanting to own an STR and Bed and Breakfast in the future. We have goals of obtaining and running 3 STR's within 5 years or less as we both work full time, and...
Jordan Bateman
AC and Copper Theft Issues
I've had two condenser units on two different houses stolen (one was just the copper) in the last few weeks. It's very frustrating as you know, and always seems to happen when the house is for sale.
I've read through...
Brandon Turner
Landlording ain't always fun... (photos of the FIRE included)
So, this post is NOT meant to scare you, newbies. But... this is gonna freak you out :) This tenant is in the process of being evicted. To make matters worse, he lit his kitchen on fire; accidentally, supposedly. Anyw...
Scott Stallings
Pet policy
hey guys, my name is scott from lancaster PA. I'm a new guy, my first property isn't even ready to advertise yet but I'm trying to nail down what I want my policy to be, right now pet policy. I'd like to allow pets, b...
Chootar Laal
Extremely arrogant and offensive tenant - how to deal?
What is the correct way to deal with a tenant that gets extremely offensive in both emails and in person? Basically 2 out of the 3 people in the apartment act this way, 1 is much much worse.
He has not physically th...
Ken Rishel
HR 3849
As some of you know, the ability to finance manufactured homes by both outside lenders and through seller finance is seriously in question for homes where the loans are under $50,000.00 thanks to the Dodd-Frank Act. T...
James H.
Physical Fitness
I like to mountain bike.Road biking was fun for a short bit, but after working as a bike messenger while going to college, it made normal road biking feel REALLY boring and ruined it for me. I have never really like ...