Jake Kucheck
Tenant Doesn't Want to Do Things the "Easy Way"
Situation:
Tenant who was consistently late on rent payments was finally given the boot. After months and months of "giving the mouse a cookie", I'd finally had enough.
Tenant agrees to vacate, actually vacates by ...
Sharon S.
partnering with a GC
I am an interior designer who has had the opportunity to work with a sub contractor on 4 consecutive remodels for various clients. Recently this sub approached me to see if I would be interested in flipping homes with...
Brandon Turner
Leaky Pipe, Naked Tenant, Chain Locked Door: What Would You Do?
Just curious: what would YOU do in this situation? (The lady in this story has a history of "drama" with us - so nothing in this story is unusual.) A tenant called last week about a pipe that has been leaking in her c...
Teresa Humphreys
Served Summons & Complaint by the Health Department
Has anyone been sued by the Health Department? I was just served with a Summons & Complaint and ordered to attend a Hearing. The prior tenant had contacted the HD without even notifying the property management c...
Amir Kiani
Title Company refuses to close, asking seller for more documents
The title company (underwriter) refuses to close on the closing date (which has already passed), asking the seller to provide more legal documents of the property and the trust in which the property exists. (Apparentl...
Altaf Wahid
California Native looking to invest in OOS (Indianapolis)
Hi everyone,My name's Altaf Wahid and I'm based out of Orange County, California. I work full-time in finance for a software company and I'm also working on an MBA part-time (any Trojans out there?). I don't have much...
Joshua Cartagena
Property manager questions
Hi BP,I hope all is well. I was wondering what questions I should ask a PM if I'm interviewing them. These are the questions I got so far
1. How do you find and screen prospective tenants?
2. How and when will you c...
Michael Nahm
Potential tenant is a smoker
Once more, seeking wisdom on BP.I have a potential tenant who has great credit and all looks well, however, he is a smoker.I realize that I can’t control everything, and to each his own, and he didn’t have to be hones...
Anthony Espinal
Another new member from NYC
Hi everyone, my name is Anthony and I currently live in Astoria Queens. I've been lurking on the site for the last few months and listening to the podcast/reading blogs and posts. I'm the guy who watches WAY too much ...
Will Barnard
Can Obama throw a strike?
Obama will be the first President since the 70's to throw out the first pitch of the mid-summer classic (the baseball all star game for you non baseball people).
Will he be able to throw a strike? Will he toss one up...