R DeMeritt
Unknown Renters - Squaters
I recently purchased a flip house in CA at a trustee sale, and have no idea who the renters are, and only one (of six) people living in the house has identified who they are, and they only provided a first name. I do ...
Sergiu Ionita
Closing on a duplex in a few days and have a question.
Hi, I'm from Portland, OR. I have a few questions about a duplex that's supposed to close on Friday. I want to live in one side and rent the other. In my offer, I requested that the seller serve one of the tenants a 6...
James Wayan
Need advice on evicting tenants in a duplex
So, I'm "house hacking," and plan to purchase a duplex and live in one unit and rent out the other. Found a property, both sides are rented out but the tenants on either side are on month-to-month leases.Both tenants ...
Natalia Collini
My living room floods regularly!
Two weeks ago my ground level apartment flooded due to heavy rainfall. I figured this was coming. Every time it rains hard the water does not drain properly into the two drains off my porch and my porch disappears und...
Robert Fullum
FHA Primary Residence meanings
I've been digging through searches and docs online and i can't find a straightforward answer. I'm trying to determine what constitutes a Primary Residence for an FHA. Most things merely say something to the effect of ...
David Wolber
Insurance "recommendations", hidden cost of property ownership!
So first we bought this 6 unit in New London, everything was going fine until the insurance company did their inspection. Got a letter in the mail of their “recommendations” that are mandatory that I complete. $10k la...
Richard Ladenberg
Month-to-month tenant just texted they'll be late. 1st week here.
This is in Georgia.They texted me they can't pay October rent until they get paid on the 11th because of their car insurance deductible. I do not want to start off on the wrong foot and seen as a push-over and I obvio...
Chris Sukala
How long in Wisconsin
How long does a person have before they have to vacate if the landlord does not want him to stay. Friend lives in Wisconsin and his landlord said he does not have to give him any notice. He’s paid up through end of Au...
Nick P.
House hack question.
If I'm house hacking a i.e. multi unit building, with an FHA loan, do I have physically have to live inside the one unit? I'm obviously not going to rent the owner occupied unit out, but do I physically have to be the...
John Tarricone
Deciding to raise rent
Hi everyone-I am a new landlord working on building my portfolio. I closed on my first duplex a few months ago and I’m currently house hacking. I live in New York and was rushed to fill the apartment before winter, so...