Sam Compton
Could this be a 3 bed?
Hello all,I am under contract on my first SFH. I am buying a 2/1 1200 sq ft. I am planning on making this a rental. The current owner does not use it as a rental.It was not occupied when I looked at it but it was stag...
Dean West
Does Landlord Need to Give Notice if Tenant Emails Notice
Hi BP,I just took over the management of my properties in Indiana. One tenant is currently on a month-to-month tenancy. If they email me with their intention to leave on x date, do I (as the landlord) still need to ...
Keith Saunders
Major Banks Forging Ownership Documents
Just saw a story on 60 minutes about several very large banks manufacturing ownership documents. All related to mortgage forclosures in the past several years. It appears they can not come up with the real title of ow...
Scott K.
Starting to put properties into LLCs, How to manage finances?
Hey folks,I own 4 long term rental properties in my name. 2 STR's in my name, and 1 additional one we are purchasing in an LLC.I've read that series LLCs are awesome, but don't exist in PA yet so that's not an option....
Eran R.
Trap for lanlords: Philly encourages criminal behavior
In some addresses in Philadelphia, city requires having lead paint test before rental licenses can be renewed. Delinquent tenants aware of that so by not cooperating, not letting official lead paint tester to enter, t...
Mike Dymski
2-4 families included with the Apartment & Commercial Forum
Not sure that I understand why 2-4 family properties and apartments are aggregated in the same forum...or why they are grouped in a Commercial forum. I've always considered 1-4 family to be residential and 5+ to be c...
Manuel Gonzalez
City building officials
Just wondering what authority do building officials really have. My local city officials make me jump thru hoops every time I ask for permits or inspections. I've had to wait for like 4 days in different occasions ...
David He
Citation from city about missing permits on single family home
Hello fellow BP members, my wife and I just acquired our first multi-family home in the beautiful city of Greenville, SC. It's a single family home that has been converted to a duplex. However, the previous owners did...
Terry Jacobsen
Pet Fee
Has anyone had a tenant call there pet a service animal and try to get around the pet fee?
Jacoby Atako
Does being condo make this a bad deal? What am I not taking into
I came across a deal that I ultimately passed on for a couple of reasons, but I want to know if I am overlooking what could have been a strong deal. It was a condo, short sell, bank approved price of $105k. Needed ...