Mariah Jeffery
Tenant being evicted, utilites reverted to my name. Can I shut off?
I am in the process of evicting a tenant and just got a notice from the power company that the power was switched into my name. This is almost surely because the tenant didn't pay. Can I shut off the power since th...
David Avila
Debt free investors
I am looking to get advice from any one that started in the rental business debt free. I am saving up to buy property with cash and no partners or investors. My questions are: Was there a benefit to going debt free?Ho...
Randall Kates
Do You Raise Rents Every Year? Why Or Why Not
I am thinking about raising rent on a year old rehab that I have a tenant paying $1200 monthly for! I am thinking of charging $1225. He is a Foreign Exchange student who is in his Sophmore year so I am thinking of upp...
David Vitarelli
Signing a lease today and and not moving for 30 days...questions.
Hello BP community. I have have a quick query. I have a rental property in Philadelphia that I have found a tenant for but this tenant cannot move until August 15th....and today is July 11th. I wanted to know what the...
Amanda Smith
Buying with tenants - can I get rid if MTM renters?
In light of COVID, I was wondering if there were any restrictions on getting rid of the month-to-month tenants in a duplex I am buying at end of the month. They are paying almost $500 below market value rent and I kno...
Eric Barrios
Seller did not disclose tenant was behind on rent
Hello BP Family,
I am under contract in a triplex in California. The seller failed to disclose one of tenants was behind on rent, he said that "he thought by the time we closed, they would be caught up". The tenant d...
Bradley Lemen
Is it bad to renovate a rental to make it more convenient?
I always see people talking about throw some paint on top of everything clean the floors and update the kitchen. But what about wanting to make a rental more convenient for tenants? Maybe I'm just getting to much into...
Randa C.
AC unit Vandalism at Property
Hi all! My husband and I are part- time real estate investors. We currently own/manage 3 properties, so I would consider us to still be pretty new to the process. Recently, we have encountered some issues with vand...
Bryan Comeau
Collecting on a judgement
Hello BiggerPocketeers and thanks for taking the time to read my question.Back in 2016 I had a tenant that stopped paying rent and after six month with the help of the Massachusettes housing court I was able to evict ...
Rich C.
Tenant breaks lease after 1 month (but I paid a broker fee)
My tenant wants to break her lease after 1 month to move elsewhere. I paid the broker 1 month rent to find and process the tenant. The lease has no early termination clause and the broker agreement does not discuss ...