Jason Hartman
Homeowners Association (HOA) Nightmares and Solutions
I've heard of many homeowner association problems over the years and am working on, and looking for, possible solutions that would tip the balance of power more in favor of the owner and the democratic concept of d...
Kevin Connelly
Hayward, CA - Declaration of COVID-19-related financial distress
Landlord for SFH in Hayward, CA. Tenants have been relatively communicative about their financial hardships during COVID-19 and over the last several months we have worked together to keep them in the home and even re...
Ana Marie B.
Inspection Response Period Over....No Response from Seller Yet
Hi BP Folks! My husband and I are in contract on an investment property as buyers, completed the inspection, and our agent submitted our repair requests timely. Contract specified that seller had 2 days to respond (y...
Bobby Vernazza
Low Interest in Rental Property
Hey Everyone, I have been working on rehabbing a duplex for the past few months. I have finally got it all done and cleaned up. One side is a 2/1 and the other is a 3/1. I put both sides up on craigslist and got a ...
Kay Kay
Gas leak, code issues, tenant move out
Hi All,I have a gas leak situation in my rental property and below is the message that I received from my PM. What are the options I have and any idea on rough cost estimates etc. This is a property in Arkansas.Here i...
Brian Whelan
Student Rentals Poughkeepsie NY
I'm looking at several properties in Poughkeepsie NY to purchase and use as student rentals. I've been analyzing the town for a while and would be interested in hearing from other investors in the area who are renting...
Joseph Weisenbloom
Should I allow my tenant to fix this?
I did a search for this specific question but couldn't find a post so decided to add it in. I have a tenant that wants to do some repairs to the house. Today they asked if they could caulk a gap under the kitchen s...
Andrew Valdez
BRRRR Advise
1700sq ft. Duplex. It rents out for 850$ ea side = $1700 Gross ~~~~CAsh Flo of $588 p/monthThis is my first investment property. I'm 21 and super excited but extremely nervous!!I have it under contract for $150k + Clo...
Skai Bateman
Capital Gains tax on former residence
Thanks for any advice. I know tax laws are changing right now, so I am unsure how much of a burden capital gains tax is going to be in 2013.
We are planning to sell a downtown condo that we own, that was our residenc...
Eddie Ziv
Monthly reduction or a month free?
Here is more of a psychological question then financial. The tenant occupying one of my guest units is living at the end of the month (Contract expired.) I've been advertising for almost a month and although there is ...