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Tenant Asking 4 Lower Rent B/C City Won't Allow Renting Basement
Hi,We are renting out a house to our contractor who did work on the house and he became our tenant. Our property manager who is friendly with our tenant has informed us that since the inspector says we may not use the...
Elizabeth Zielinski
Smoking policies and medical marajuana cards
Is it legal to refuse a prospective tenant if they have a medical marajuana card? Nothing against medicinals, but I don’t want to deal with the smell and subsequent cleanup. I also don’t want a lawsuit. I’m in Michiga...
Eric M.
Baltimore Gas Test - BG&E
I have a two unit property in Baltimore City. It was vacant for about 18 months. Electric was "powered up" on the new boxes 6 months ago. Despite billing me a flat fee for the gas hookup for the last 6 months, BGE now...
Elisa Lisa p
Upstair neighbore do not want to fix my ceiling after his radiator leak
Hi, is a condo that I owne, our ceiling is damaged by upstair unit radiator. HOA is involved and they reply to HOA request of fixing their radiator and reply to HOA email according to hoa, but when I write them to fix...
Neil Nagaria
Tenant not paying rent during COVID in NJ
Hello allI have multiple single family properties in NJ. During these difficult times I have not pressed anyone for there rents, fortunately I’ve been paid on time by all of them except one. I believe her and her husb...
Leo Kotschenreuther
House Hacking in Rental Property
Dear BP,it's time for me to move to a new place and I'm thinking about doing some house hacking this time.Since I actually don't own any property where I live (SF Bay Area) and don't expect to do so at least for a whi...
Llewelyn A.
Can an Agent/Broker Bid Higher than Best and Final Bid?
I'm an Investor in Brooklyn, NY.I'm thinking that I would like to work as a Sales Agent towards a Broker's License eventually.After thinking about it, there might be some issues in regards to personally buying a prope...
Chuck H.
WA Supreme Court upholds Seattle’s first-come, first-served law
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/washington-state-supreme-court-upholds-seattles-first-come-first-served-law-for-renters/The Washington state Supreme Court has upheld Seattle’s first-come, first-serv...
Leo R.
Earthquake insurance & preparedness
Hey folks, I'm based on Salt Lake City (an active earthquake zone) and I'm hoping to get a bit of feedback on how homeowners and property investors in earthquake zones are managing the risk of earthquakes.
A few ques...
Kyle Trotman
Inexpensive Ways to Avoid Spending THOUSANDS on Repairs
Hey guys! A little backstory that inspired me to write this post! I went on a call today to a house an women had been renting for the past 14 years. She claims to never go downstairs because of the stairs but she hear...