I've had no trouble digging up the local landlord tenant laws as they pertain to monetary issues--how much of a deposit can you charge, how much of a late fee, etc.But what I'm trying to find out is what rules I can p...
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I was going to add to a previous, earlier post, but decided to just post new. Story-
A few years ago, one of my 6 kids called and said her car was dying and she needed a new car but couldn't afford payment. I asked...
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Hey Everyone,Just closed on my first flip in Maryland. The seller smoked heavily in the property, house is 1250 sq ft and is a rancher style. I was thinking we needed to remove carpet, scrub walls, and then prime, but...
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I have been a landlord for past 4 years. One of my rental became aviable this April. I met this mid age woman at the property and she seems nice at that time. Dressed appropriate for the showing, saying it would be h...
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we have an inherited tenant who is requesting that we remove the existing door on his bath tub so he can use a rod and curtain instead. We were planning on removing the door when we turned over the unit for the first ...
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We are closing on our first two rental properties next week. They are turn key ready to rent properties. We have a few potential renters already. One is a young couple with a dog. I have dogs myself and know that ...
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Hi everyone,
In the midst of everything going on I was finally able to purchase my first house which happens to be a three family apartment. I’m going to try to keep it short but also while giving you the full scenar...
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Got a unit that turned over and the tenant left the unit smelling real bad. Can't really put my finger on it but smells sort of like body odor, cigarette smoke and uncleaned clothes. Doesn't quite smell like they smok...
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Hey BP nation. My wife and I bought our first property, a 4-plex, almost a year ago so we are still pretty green as for as land-lording goes. We have a tenant who we inherited from the previous owner that has a seriou...
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I’ve been wanting to start one of these from the start and just haven’t had a minute between my job and getting this deal done. The property is an 11 unit converted motel in Livermore, ME. Each unit is 1 Bedroom/1 Bat...