Roger Doyon
Buying before divorce: brilliant or stupid?
My wife and I are divorcing (amicably). As part of that, we've agreed that I will take 100% of our shared savings and invest in an income-producing property that will will live in, house hack, rent etc. Be the landlor...
Jay Garrison
tenant refuses prorated rent, hasn't changed utilities - chicago
Hi,
I have a tenant that moved in on August 16th; before she moved in I sent her a text telling her I would prorate the rent in September and that she had to pay a security deposit + one full month's rent to move in....
Greg Tudor
Non-u.s. citizen tenant prone to damaging our home and unwilling to pay for damages , threatening to leave
My mother is currently renting out her house of the old and has moved into a separate house with a new mortgage. She cherishes the her house that she has lived in for the past 7 years now , however , the current tena...
Casey S.
Cutting A/C to sweat out a squatter?
Anybody have any luck with it? I have a squatter that slid into one of my units as my previous tenant broke lease and left town. Im sure they were friends. They used a fake lease to get utilities set up, changed the l...
Andrew D'Alessandro
Newbie Investor/Aspiring House Hacker in NJ!
What's up BP! Sitting on my couch reading "How to Invest in Real Estate" (shoutout Josh and Brandon) and tenant number 3 in the seven steps to overcoming RE investment fear is to PARTICIPATE. So...here I am with my fi...
Vincent Lattuca
Are there issues with buying a property with long term tenants?
I see a lot of properties that are listed have long term tenants that have rents well below market. Is this something that is hard to overcome when buying a property? How do you overcome it?
Tony F.
Can I buy 50% interest in property w/o permission of other party?
I’m interested in buying a parcel owned by 2 people (family members a lady and her aunt), the aunt just passed away so probate proceedings will slow this down greatly. The lady who is still alive would sell her half a...
Tom Burton
Tenants will not clean up apartment for showing
My current tenants lease is coming due at the end of this month, and I am currently seeking new tenants. I have told my tenants that instead of having potential tent and physically see the property that I will do a on...
Greg Rose
My first rental property turned nightmare
Rewind to 2019, I bought my first house which was a duplex. I kept the section 8 tenants on the first floor and was planning on occupying the second floor. I decided to start gutting my unit as it was beyond repair. N...
John Matthews
Considering Property with Existing Tenant
Hi BP,There's a few properties that I'm considering that already have tenants in place, but have held off on doing anything about them because I didn't want to inherit a bad tenant. That said, how do you determine if ...