Pam R.
Ohio Supreme Court Ruling on Tenant-Landlord Law
Read this in the paper today, and thought Ohio landlords would be interested. In a nutshell, a guest left a tenant's apartment, went down the common area stairs, where ALL the lights were burned out, tripped on the...
Bart Lucas
Rent to own information
I have a house that I am looking to rent long term. The potential renter is asking about possibly renting to own. I have never done this or even looked into it. What problems could I face with this? I am looking at fi...
Jay Koch
Owner Financing: Three Ways to Structure a Wrapped Contract
When a seller carries a note on a property, and there is an existing mortgage the parties have entered into a transaction referred to as "wrapping" the existing mortgage. The buyer agrees to pay the seller in monthly ...
Nikki Swansen
Early Termination in Minnesota - What do I Use?
Early Termination in Minnesota - What do I Use?
I am having trouble figuring out what to put for the early termination for my lease. I know there should be fees, but can someone point me in the right directio...
Carolyn Walters
Tenant signed lease but changed mind
I’ve posted before about this situation but have some new things happening since then.Tenants signed lease on June 9th and paid security deposit. Lease states move in date as July 1st and 1st month’s rent was due on o...
Shuo Li
How to minimize income tax?
Hello BiggerPockets.I'm pretty new to the real estate investing business. I do not currently own any properties. My aim in to obtain 2 rental properties in the next 12 months, and scale up as I go alone.The issue (a g...
Roger Doyon
Buying before divorce: brilliant or stupid?
My wife and I are divorcing (amicably). As part of that, we've agreed that I will take 100% of our shared savings and invest in an income-producing property that will will live in, house hack, rent etc. Be the landlor...
Account Closed
Lease Termination Before Moving In due to UnClean Apartment
Hi,
I would greatly appreciate any help that you can provide me.
About a month ago, we looked at a house that was to be leased by a private owner. We were happy with it but we noticed that the house was not clean -...
Brandon Burrows
Bought a house “as is” what is mine?
I’m in escrow on a house where the owner ran out of money during the remodel. The inside is a complete mess, demo materials scattered all over the place and all kinds of stuff that I’m sure he intends to leave. Howeve...
Ryan Mertz
OPTION QUESTIONS! NEED HELP ASAP
OK, I AM NOT ASHAMED TO SAY THAT IM NEW TO REAL ESTATE INVESTING. I HAVE DONT NUMEROUS REMODELING JOBS FOR INVESTORS BUT NEVER INVESTED IN PROPERTY MYSELF. I WAS SEARCHING FOR A HOME WHEN I CAME ACROSS A NICE DEAL. I ...