Courtney Henry
Illegal dumping and yrespassing
My neighbor is having drainage work done by someone that's not licensed. That person has dumped bricks in my yard. I asked him to remove them and he hasnt. I also questioned why he didn't ask permission to fill a h...
Rob Beland
Assessor's Office Income & Expense Requests - MGL 38D Ch. 59
I'm curious to hear from other Massachusetts landlords that have received notice from their local assessor's office to fill out an income and expense report on your property. In Leominster, I receive these forms ev...
Lucas Milburn
Propane heat and rentals, how do others bill?
I have a rental property about to go on the market and we have propane tanks and not sure how to structure the payment of this. We will be providing the new tenant with full tanks because we are changing providers so...
James Baker
Renting with a pool. Not sure what to do.
Hello BPWe will be renting out our house in the future here in the west Michigan area. It has a pool that is relatively shallow; 4' at the deep end and 3' at the shallow end. I am not sure if it was meant for a lap ...
Jeff Cliff
How to cover pool to avoid hazard?
Hi,I am rehabbing a house and I have a swimming pool in really bad shape with all kinds of living organisms in it. Right now, I don’t want to spend a lot of money to either remove it or clean it up to make it function...
Tim Ehlers
Pool, what to do? Help Please!
Hey everyone, I am working on an off market probate deal in Paso Robles, CA. The numbers are a bit tight and I need some advice on what to do with the pool. The house is in a lower income neighborhood with an ARV of...
Ouafae Fathi
Real Estate Passive Activity Losses
I am realtor. We bought a house last year as a rental property. My spouse earns more than 150k. When filling tax return turbo Tax staff told him he can not deduct the losses ( expenses and depreciation) snice his inco...
John Koontz
Options for online applications
Right now, my wife and I have six doors. We don't use any type of online portal for rent, screening etc. We do our own showings and management. Our application process is you look at the property, and if you like it, ...
Celeste Carter-McAfee
Under contract multifamily with empty unit.
Hello BP friends, I have my first multifamily under contract and one of the units is empty. Can I ask the current owner to have it rented before closing? Is there anything else I should ask for or stipulate or is that...
Ursula Leake
Pre-Qualification before viewing Rental Property
Hello All!
I wanted to get a feel of how many Landlords/Property Managers make prospective tenants fill out a pre-screening app prior to viewing the rental property. If this is something you do have you found it eff...