Account Closed
How fast should units turn upon a tenant leaving?
For those that are working with a property manager on smaller projects - say under thirty units - I had five tenants vacate without notice from my 16 unit building. This was ok because we were just about to start th...
DaMare-A Smith
Flipping a home with unpermitted work
I've recently come across a couple of homes that have unpermitted work and are priced below market value and it seems it is pretty common in the area for homes to have unpermitted it. What are the concerns of buying a...
Bienes Raices
Are stackable washer/dryers any good?
I am considering providing a stackable W/D set in the rental (due to space considerations), instead of two separate units side by side on the floor.
Years ago in an apartment I had a stackable W/D and the dryer took ...
Eric Van Vliet
Out of State Investor Looking a Property Manager!
Hello Fellow BP'ers!I'm an out of state investor actively looking to invest in SF & Small MF (2-4 units) properties in Kansas City and need a rock star property manager. Having a great property manager I can trust...
Jeff Couch
Nervous About First Deal
This form is great. I really appreciate all the great advice.My wife and I are 33/34 years old and our goal is to be able to retire from our day job at or before age 55 making 15K+ per month from rentals (traditional ...
Brian Fisher
Pocono Short-Term Rental Disaster - Management, Legal, Insurance?
Hi All,
I have a story with a few layers of issues and I'm interested in advice on how best to handle. To set the stage, I'm owner of a short-term rental property in the Poconos in PA and we use a property management...
Jameson Drew
My first multi-unit
Property located in Muncie, IN. Local bank owned the note and just wanted it gone from their portfolio for $6900. Too good to pass up. Got on a plane to Indiana to check it out.Property had sat empty over a very co...
Elenis Camargo
To those inheriting tenants, don't make this rookie mistake!
Hi BP! I wanted to share my rookie mistake. We have purchased two SFH with inherited tenants. The first was in February and the second this past month. While we were closing on the second rental, we did a new lease fo...
Mike H.
Pest Control under who's responsibility? Landlord or Tenants'?
Dear BP Family, Here comes another encounter of LL/Tenant question for the experienced Landlords out there. I've received a request to provide professional pest control service from tenant to help eliminate pest iss...
Larry T.
what you have learned to include in your lease
Hi,
I would like to get everyone's thoughts if you care to share them about what experience has taught you to include in your lease. I mean beyond the standard lease that I am sure is similar in most cases for a smal...