Jacob A.
Preventative measures for pets
I'm a Landlord who allows tenants to keep pets, although my patience is slowly wearing thin due to the odors they leave behind. I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions as to ways to limit pet odors/damage. An an examp...
Scott Trench
Neighbor Says my Tenant is Berating Her and Her Son
A neighbor near a duplex that I own has called me twice now to tell me that my tenant is berating her and her son in the street, yelling obscenities and just going off.I am not this neighbor’s landlord. After the firs...
Roman Randall
Should I be physically visiting my LTR properties once a year?
I own two long-term rentals (single family homes) in Colorado. I haven't physically been inside either property for years; I've only driven by each house 1-2 a year. Each of the tenants are great, they always pay on t...
Jack B.
Would you pay to fix the neighboring properties fence?
Tenant complained that the fence blew down. I look at it and it's the neighbors fence and I explain that to them. I try to track down the landlord of the neighboring house to offer him half of the cost of the fence, w...
Erin L.
Bad Credit - Good Tenant?
I could really use some cumulative life experience advice this evening! I just used the MySmartMove site for tenant screening and was greeted with a tenant score of "conditional" with a FICO of 468. I have had bo...
Sherwin Gonzales
Purchasing properties with illegal In Law Units in Oakland
Hello BP universe! I seek your advice and wisdom once again!I've been looking at properties in the Oakland Bay Area and have noticed a lot of single family homes with in law units that aren't permitted. I was wonderin...
Shana Gray
Obama can't do what we can do.
1,200,000 foreclosures?
30,000 investors here at BP?
that averages about 40 houses each.
I am sure there are loads of investors not here.
so if 10% of investors are here, that's 4 houses each.
Brie Schmidt
Advice - Plumbing Problem - Idiot tenants
So my idiot tenants used paper towels as toilet paper for some time and clogged their 3rd floor bathroom. The first floor and second floor tenants have not been having problems. We had the handyman out about a month...
Chris Purcell
Question about Mechanic Liens
I was having a conversation with my buddy and the topic of mechanic liens come up, where a contractor can file a lien and it can attach to your propertySo it got me curious and I started researching. I don’t plan on ...
J Scott
Fiscal Conservatism?
I'm all for fiscal conservatism (I really am), but those in power who have claimed to be fiscally conservative appear to either be lying or not very competent:
http://zfacts.com/metaPage/lib/National-Debt-GDP-L.gif
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