Chris A.
Renting a house out for the first time - any tips?
If you had one suggestion that you wish you knew when you were first starting out, what would it be?
Michael King
First move out inspection, guidance?
This is my first self-managed property, a 4 plex I closed on this week. One of my inherited tenants is moving out on the 25th, although the lease is to the 31st. That said, he arranged the gas to be switched back into...
Bobby Narinov
Cash for Keys - pros and cons
OK. We all have been there. You have a bad tenant and you want to evict them fast.But the process is long and expensive. Here in CA it takes 1.5 to 3 months to evict someone and about $800+. If your rent is $500-$600/...
Garrett Hogan
Pet Urine on Hardwood Floors, Any Solution?
I will be closing on a property next week that was previously a rental for the past 8 years. The apartment smells horrible due to the tenant allowing her pets to urinate all over the place. Their was carpeting on top ...
L Huang
Taxes when convert Primary to Rental to Primary - 2009 Exclusion?
Hi Everyone, Happy Holidays!In this article about "Taxes when converting your rental to primary" - https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/taxes-when-you-convert-your-rental-property-your-personal-residence.html, it m...
Ursula B.
After Almost 10 Years as a Landlord...
...I finally had to evict my first Tenant. I've threatened eviction before, even filed the documents and had a court date, but have never made it to the hearing before now. These tenants were placed by a former prope...
Jake Engle
Help me with my team please
I am planning on taking the leap on getting into my first flip. Please tell me if I am crazy. First off I am an agent and am very familiar with the market and have access to some very good deals. I am confident runnin...
Zach T
Fear of tennant destruction of property
I've been interested in getting into renting out my house, but some of these horror stories about tenants doing 20k+ of damage while leaving is seriously making me reconsider. It also sounds like insurance won't cover...
Account Closed
New investor & Latent Defects Discovered after 1 yr & 3 months
Hello, I am currently in the process of doing some cosmetic renovations to my investment property and my contractor is constantly coming across bad mold, water damaged cover ups, and structure defects all throughout t...
Wesley C.
crawl space fungus
I've read other threads on BP about mold, but as you know different regions of the country tend to experience mold in different forms and fashions. Here in the south, we have lots of crawl spaces that are very hum...