Francie Hartsog
Nightmare Tenant: Help!
Anti-social personalities (aka sociopaths) can fool the best of us but I ignored the red flags, so this is on me. "Kathy" is a 32 yr. old dog groomer who moved into my 1864 walk-up in early March. Her first month's ...
Robin W.
An Ideal Dog Agreement
I got myself into trouble by verbally agreeing to a tenant's question during a signing over a year ago:These A+ tenants said, "We're interested in getting a dog at some point. If that's ok, we can sign a two year leas...
Kevin Janssen
Tenants who have dogs
I'm going to be leasing the unit of a duplex I am currently living in as I just bought a 4-plex i'll be moving into. My Duplex has a nicely fenced in backyard and my girlfriend asked if i'd consider leasing to someon...
Matthew Smith
Malls in decline
Hey y'all,I just wanted to start a discussion about the relevance of physical shopping malls. Do you think the environment is changing? Do you think they will still have presence in 10-15 years with the increase in ...
Douglas White
First Rental, overwhelmed
Hey BP So I bought my first rental investment property. I closed on it about three weeks ago and I just finished my rehab phase. I put it for rent last night already have had about 15 some acquires and now I’m getting...
Paul Caputo
New Real Estate Broker - What should I do??
I recently passed the CO real estate broker exam and I'm trying to decide what brokerage to join. I live in the Denver area which is one of the hottest markets in the country both on the residential and commercial sid...
Aaron Araujo
Landlord Rental Forms???
Hey BP!I’m a new landlord in Massachusetts, particularly New Bedford. As I get acclimated to the business I’m trying to solidify all my systems and processes. I’m curious what other landlords are doing for their renta...
Becky Hoffman
I need to get SUPER creative!
ABOUT ME: In an effort to not get tooo deep, I have been a stay-at-home mom for 18 years and trying to leave my abusive marriage. While my husband has a great salary and has provided a very outwardly comfortable looki...
Lynnette E.
Self Storage repair parts, plus mice
So,it appears that I will be getting possession of the self storage units I bought with a 4 unit apartment complex last January pretty soon.In looking at the units that are vacant, they are made out of block, but have...
Eric Li
Tips for filling vacancies during COVID?
Hey BP, how has it been filling vacancies during COVID? Any observations or tips on things that helped you fill vacancies with high quality tenants right now? I'm house hacking in West Oakland / Emeryville and about t...