Preston Gealy
Pittsburgh Contractor Woes
It takes more than a contract to protect yourself from a contractor gone bad. I recently had a contractor bail on Mr in the middle of two house flips. I suspect that he ran out of money. I talked to his electrician, t...
Angel Suncar
Rent Control Question
So my client got an offer accepted for a 2 family with rents substantially below market value. He intends to raise them, and that posed a question. [Located in Hawthorne, NJ]What are some ways to get around rent contr...
Anthony Freeman
Late fees for a Triplex
What is a decent late fee for a three unit property? ($725 for rent)
Chris Seveney
Lease Agreement in Virginia
I have a property (Buy and Hold) that I am getting ready to start marketing to lease. I am curious if people have used the standard virginia lease / rental agreement or if they have modified it etc.Curious to get ever...
Lee Scarlett
WHO NEEDS TO SIGN QCD
Hey BP, I have a situation where I'm trying to have Quit Claim deed done to transfers a property into my name.The owner is married, but only her name is on the county records. Is it required for the husband to sig...
Linda Roberts
What to do when tenant leaves garbage in common areas?
Hi, I am a new landlord, and I have tenants on the second floor that constantly use stairs as an extension for their apartment. Front hallway and the stairs are packed with recycling, bicycle, mail, amazon boxes ,clo...
Chad Fernendaz
Houses with lead based Paint...
There is a property that I am interested in, that was built in the 50s. The MLS is telling me that it probably has lead based paint. First of all, does this mean the interior and exterior has lead paint? What's the be...
Nate Ginsberg
Buying agent conflict
My buying agent is representing the seller on a SFH I want to buy. Does she have a conflict of interest in the deal? Can she still represent me? Can I make an offer without my agents? What would you do in the situation??
Emily C.
What are the downsides of renting by the room?
Background: I live an expensive market that would make it hard to achieve cash flow with traditional sfrs, so I'm considering investing in a larger sfr and renting out individual rooms with the common space being shar...
Joel Hall
How to allocate LLC shares between active members and LLC
Hello-My friend and I are interested in starting a REI LLC in CT. I've read about examples of structuring the the LLC so that a % of the share/profit goes to my friend and I for doing the "work" and the other % of th...