Nicholas D'Andrea
House hack Question for rookie
Hi BP Community,
Just purchased a home and posted rooms for rent to house-hack. College friend was supposed to move in and bailed. With dealing with unknown tenants, any recommendations? I'm utilizing hotpads (via ...
James Strawser
Florida lease legalities, a jobless tenant prior to moving in
I do have one question at the moment. I have recently signed a lease for a tenant (D level tenant barely passed screening) that was using the Salvation army program to help pay for first months rent. They were suppose...
Dorys Prentice
Tenant with high "resident score" but large write offs?
I have a family applying for my rental and I just received their credit information. The husband has a 711 "resident score" from Transunion, but he has 4 collections, mostly credit cards, 2 as recent as 7/2021 and 2 ...
Zachary Peacock
Potential Deal - But First I Need Help!
A point of contact at City Hall sent me a lead on a property that has a "NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR DEMOLITION OF A HISTORIC STRUCTURE." I have the following questions:1.) What are the implications of this application?...
Louis Aller
How to Handle Renting to Waiters?
How do you handle getting applicants from waiters/waitresses and other jobs that are partially/mainly paid in cash? It doesn't quite seem fair to completely exclude people who earn 3x rent but obviously can't substant...
Peter Sik
Low credit score but with co-signer
I don't have much experience to determine if this tenant is good. So, post here to see what do you think. I got this email from my PM, and i think her credit score is too low but she has co-signer. Other then that al...
Cameron Woodward
How do I find tenants for a house hack?
Im in the process of buying my first property. A 4 bedroom house but there's an extra room we can use as a bedroom. As of right now me, my partner , and one other person is moving in but, I need to find a way to fill ...
Maya Torres
HELP!! VACANT RENTAL!
Ok guys. So maybe my title is a little bit dramatic. I’ve had my rental unit listed for almost a week now. It’s gotten the most views out of other comparables in the neighborhood, few have reached out for a viewing, a...
Joshua Hollandsworth
Realistically, can I make tenants pay for Water and Sewer?
Cleveland Water is now billing clients monthly versus quarterly. Is this our opportunity to opt out of paying these bills? I'm talking about low income housing. Are any Cleveland Investors making tenants pay ALL utili...
Austin Bull
House hacking expenses
Hi all,I'm learning how to analyze deals using the BP calculators. I think I am messing up the expenses portion of the calculator.In the context of house hacking, when it comes to small multi-family housing, or even a...