Sam P.
Bankruptcy or Housing Court
Do you hesitate to lease if the potential tenant has Chapter 7 bankruptcy in their credit report or "housing court" in their background?
Matthew Kirkwold
Potential Tenants Have 2 Dogs and One is an Emotional Support Dog
Hi BP! I have people applying with two dogs and one of them is an ESA. Our policy is $50/mo pet rent and $300 pet fee for one pet and $75/mo pet rent and $500 pet fee for two pets. I am wondering what other people do ...
Eric I.
Tenant Screening When Third Party is Leasing House
I will be renting out my home for the first time and have done enough research to know that I should be running a full set of background/financial checks on applicants to make sure they're qualified tenants. The full...
Tyler Gerhold
Medical Marijuana, Ohio
Hey BP community! I recently discovered a tenant of mine has their medical card and has been smoking in one of my units. I use the lease supplied with The Book on Managing Rental Properties By Brandon Turner. Here is ...
Jimmy Prudente
Pet Policy With Multiple Tenants
I have roommates living in one 3BR unit and one claims to have Anxiety and asked to get a pet (bunny) to help with anxiety. But now her roommate has one too. Lease says that there is a pet fee but its considered discr...
Ian S.
Mold issue in house, abated rent, tenant still threatening to sue
Hi, we’re looking for some advice on how to deal with a tenant who is threatening to sue us over a mold issue in a rental home we own.The issue first came up in October, whereupon our property manager immediately abat...
John Menton
Pawtucket office building - cap rate
Was checking out a medical office building for sale in Pawtucket that's been on LoopNet. Anyone know what cap rate I should expect in Pawtucket, RI? I'm from Massachusetts so I'm not up to date with RI. Current pri...
Richard E.
Medium Term Rentals- better by the room for travel nurses?
Hi all,Curious peoples thoughts. I have a 3/1 near USC Keck medical center. Ive had some trouble getting medium term tenants of late, and was wondering what people who cater to travel nurses specifically, think about ...
Joseph Bridenstine
HPSP/VA Loan Question from Newbie Investor in Medical School
Hey Military BP Members!I am relatively new to real estate investing but am looking to acquire my first property soon and possibly do a house hack using a VA loan. I am currently in my last year of medical school with...
Craig Micon
New member investing in Indianapolis (from San Francisco)
Hi BP,I'm a new investor from San Francisco looking to invest in Indianapolis. I was born and raised right outside of Indy in Carmel. I'm currently looking for my first property (buy and hold rental). Long term, I'd l...