Kenneth Davis
A new tenant of mine told me he does not intend to turn on his electricity
Hi everyone! My most recent new tenant whom I had questions about earlier, did resolve a phone number issue, which of couarse he still does not answer nor set up a mailbox for messages, but hey! This new tenant of min...
Micah Perzichilli
5 Showing Requests in First Day - Am I priced too low?
Hello Everyone,I close on a duplex this week and have already pre-listed the top unit for rent. It's only the first morning of it being listed and I have received 5 showing requests already. The unit is listed at $120...
Diane G.
Is rejecting 3 tenants a discrimination in SF?
I have a situation that i would love some inputs for....I have a 2/1 in SF and I have an application from 3 youngish late 20 professionals...I dont really want to rent to them because I prefer 2 occupants... But my PM...
Bryan Sowieja
Using Bodytype and Sizeism as accept/deny application criteria
Hello. We make our application accept/deny criteria very clear to our applicants. We would like to add a clause that states something to the effect of: "Your application may be denied if you or anyone residing on ...
Wendy Busa
Rental property purchase sight unseen?
Newbie question, I finally have found a rental property that looks to cash flow, the owner inherited it but wants nothing to do with it. Perfect, but upon setting up an appointment to see it with my realtor buyer agen...
Jeff S.
Attorney father co-signer
Have a couple in 30's with bad credit who have an attorney father that will co-sign. He just so happens to be a RE attorney. Would you say RUN?
Courtney Duong
Potential tenant offers to pay 6 months in advance - retail strip
Hi BP,
We manage a commercial retail outside of Houston and since right before Covid-19 until now there is this couple (looks like a boyfriend and girl friend) has been expressing interest in leasing 1 of our units f...
Todd Magin
How Local Does Local Need To Be?
I'm a new investor looking to develop my "farm area". However, my immediate area "suffers" from low cap rates and therefore the properties typically do not meet my search criteria (or are out of my price range). The...
Account Closed
Airbnb, a threat to short term rentals - hotels, apartments etc?
So it seems Airbnb is attempting to intrude into the short term rentals business space? Anyone see this as a threat or legitimate competitor to either hotels or short term rentals generally? There just seems to be a s...
Tony T.
New Low Cap Rates = Lower Return on Money; Should We Cash Out into Long-term Stocks?
Hi there, I have recently discovered that the cap rates in my area have gone from 8.5% down to about 5.5% in the past few years! That makes my (debt-free) property worth a lot more.BUT if cap rates are at 5.5%, that m...