Rich Lodge
Fair Housing Question
Hi All,
My partner and I are in the process of placing a tenant and have had a very large number of people interested in the available unit. My question is, from a fair housing act standpoint, are we obligated to ...
Dado Vucak
Microsoft Excel: How Can I Help? Automation, Dashboards, etc.
I'm willing to bet that many of you, myself included, leverage MS Excel for a wide range of tasks such as managing rental properties, deal analysis, workflow, etc. I'm also willing to bet that most of you probably hat...
Jay Chung
Renting to a family with 2 kids (2 and 7 years old)
Hi,I am thinking about accepting an application for a family. This is a duplex. Does anyone have a favorite lease clause they throw in so they are protected from damages from youngsters?In the past I've seen glitters ...
Jeff Lehman
I need advice on working with a tenant and their lease
Hello. I have a question regarding a tenant and their lease that I would like some advice on. Here is the background. I bought this property just over a year ago. It is my first and only rental property, currently. I ...
Peter Brigham
Preparing to Sell a 6 Unit in Rumford, Maine
Hey BP team,
I own a 6 unit building in Rumford Maine and am looking to sell it. I am pricing the build based on cash flow and what I need to start my other venture.Numbers are:Sale Price: $450,000
Income: $77,832 ...
Ryan Dossey
Don't lose heart when showing your rental goes poorly
You have either been there or will be. You're at yet another showing for your rental and they aren't interested. You drove 30 minutes to get there to be let down the 30th time. HOWEVER you never know who you will show...
Mike Most
Applications with Eviction on record
Hi,I have recently purchased a nice few units in a Class C area and managing the properties on my own. While having a few vacant units I keep on receiving applications from tenants with a nice percentage of these appl...
Helen Zhang
A question for property managers in Dallas and Fort Worth
Hello, If you are a property manager in Dallas or Fort Worth who manages 100+ properties, I have some questions for you:1. What is the vacancy rate?2. When a property is vacant, and you were accepting applications, ho...
Susanne Owens
Ridiculous rental applicants self managed long distance rentals
One applicant,Does everyone receive the ridiculous, "can I rent your place?" applications that I do? They send me an email stating, "oh my credit ruined after a recent divorce and i have 2 small kids and want to rent ...
Ryan Taylor
Does anyone ever feel like this...
share your stories...maybe aspiring landlords need to hear them...Thanks for sharing