Christina Mao
How to enforce right of entry to rental properties during COVID?
I'm doing a cash-out refi on a rental and lender required a full appraisal. Tenant is refusing entry due to COVID-19 shelter in place even though this is considered an essential business activity. And the sheriff wi...
Hunter Fitch
I got burned by a 3rd party "rent collection" company
I used one of these online companies that run background checks and collect rent from tenants. I won't reveal which one - but suffice it to say there are many posts about this company on these forums. No matter how 'h...
Burt L.
How To Double-Close on Sale W/ Escrow Agent Seller Already Knows?
I have a property under contract to double-close, and a buyer who has already bought 20 properties from me. The seller didn't want to use my title company and insisted the same title company be used that he bought the...
Mario F.
foundation issues very common in LA?
Hello, I keep confronting foundation issues with properties I'm interested in throughout Los Angeles. My agent said that it's a common problem here in socal so I was wondering what your thoughts were on this. Should ...
Patrick Philip
How do you handle the hiring of maintenance for rentals?
I was a property manager for a trailer park for 3.5 years. This job just ended on 10/1/18 (2 weeks ago). I did most of the maintenance, as well as finding all the tenants, collecting rent, filing evictions, etc.I am n...
Amar G.
Fake buyers, so-called real estate investors.
I'm so annoyed with New York City Real Estate Investors who constantly beg me for deals, but never buy anything. Like this 1 investor, who I've been sending stuff for over 3 years, but not once has he made a purchase...
Monika Mickute
COVID -19 non-paying tenant - recommended actions?
Hi All, recently acquired my first investment property (triplex) in DE. I have one unit successfully rented, one unit still under the renovations, and one unit that is not a success. My tenant received help from an or...
Landon Clipp
How to handle tenant damage from previous ownership?
I recently acquired a property that has a group of tenants who have been living there for about 3 years. I went to the property today to do various things and one of the tenants told me that about a year ago, their up...
Michael Barnes
Texas Property Managers law to keep late fee
Hello All,Does anyone know if there is a Texas law that states all late fees must go to the property managers? We are using a property manager in San Antonio that has collected $200 a month in late fees from our rente...
Ryan Miller
Just an FYI when going into vacant/abandoned homes.
I don't run into these very often, but honestly you never know when you're going to run into something like this, so it's always best to be careful. I always have a flashlight, pocket knife, small multitool and I als...