Hello BP!  I own/manage real estate in San Diego, California.  I have a condo where my lease agreement clearly states no smoking.  I went into the unit twice in the past couple weeks for showings and both times it had...

I purchased a 6 unit recently.  There is 1 smoker on the first floor and it is awful.  The tenants are all TAW without any written agreement that was passed to me at closing.  I am going to implement a no smoking in o...

Hey Guys and Girls.I seem to be facing a problem which I'm not really sure how to solve yet.I own 2 different properties and have decided I want to sell them both. by asking my PM company they stated that both of the ...

Just a question. I rent a room in my landlord's house. There is no lease, just a verbal agreement that I pay X amount of dollars per month to her. I have never been late on a payment, in fact I am always early. I work...

Our tenant from hell has moved most of her stuff out, we think, and isn’t sleeping at the property. She left it locked and changed the deadbolt and door handle locks. She also left the windows wide open and it rained ...

Fellow BPers how might you handle this situation:a young couple had good references and rented a unit from me.  First check couldn't deposit as it was a starter check (not their fault).  They provided a second check r...

I may be firing my PM company. No tenant in home. Contract states either party can terminate the agreement with a 30 day notice. What is concerning is I may be liable for paying them first months rent *IF* I place ...

I have this 3-plex I am looking at buying and it has 3 tenants. 2 of the 3 tenants have not signed lease agreements. Can this make it difficult when setting the rent? Can I evict the tenants if they do not want to sig...

I rented to some tenants in September that are chain smokers. Although I didn't personally ask if the tenants smoked as part of my screening process, my lease clearly says no-smoking in the units. And because of ho...

I recently purchased a 10 unit apartment building in Long Beach, CA and my strategy is to do a value add. The exterior of the building has a decent amount of cosmetic deferred maintenance (needs landscaping, exterior ...