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Hi guys -
I made the classic mistake of taking people's word and not properly screening tenants - so now I have a situation going on. I've got an unmarried couple on a lease. They have broken up and some abuse has no...
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Whats a good app or website tool to use to run numbers and determine if a property will cashflow or not?
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We have a unit in our quadplex for rent. We have gotten a deluge of interest, several applications (which costs $30 to complete background check). We had a person sign a lease but never paid the deposit and never cont...
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I have read through a lot of posts and have been able to pick up bits and pieces but I am hoping you can either point me to a thread that defines what a good property management company does or should do or maybe m...
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First of all, I have been VERY successful using the info. I have learned here. So successful, that I am having to use a property management firm to handle the 14 houses that I now own, all free and clear!!I have turn...
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I'm troubled by the negative emotions associated with the title "Landlord". Why do you think landlords are the butt of jokes and casted as villains?
I believe it's because many landlords want to passively extract mon...
First, no condolences or sorry for your losses, I'm full.
Second, details.
The house is a few doors down from my mother. My Dad bought it to rent out and in the last few years, barely hung onto it and let it deteri...
I have an interesting story for everyone here on BP. I found a home that I was going to close on this month and I just got back the pest and home inspection report. The current owner did a rehab and when I did the wal...
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Is it okay to ask a potential renter about specific issues on their credit report? I am new to long-term renting and want to make sure I do not get into any legal hot water.
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In April we switched PM, this tenant in SFH stopped paying. It took several months to evict him and cost extra attorney fee. That guy forged payment receipt and appealed in housing court! Can you believe that? It's n...