Jon Ostojic
Loans for new primary residence before listing/selling current?
Hello. I live in a HCOL area (Seattle), where the market is still relatively hot and a seller's market. My wife and I have started to seriously consider selling our house to move to a nicer area and find a place with ...
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Long time lurker, advice needed!
I have two properties which I bought out of foreclosure.
Normally, the tenants have paid their rent on time, however, there have been problems with the last few months:
First, we had a costly eviction process that...
David Sledge
Damages Exceed Security Deposit
What options are available to landlords if the damages caused by a tenant exceed the security deposit?
Jeremy Schneider
Recouping Rent & Damages
I had a nightmare tenant who owes back rent and damages of around $6,500. No forwarding address and the initial letter with a detailed bill bounced back (no post office forwarding). Best practices for going after th...
Peter H Derry
Buyer's Guide: Purchasing Property for Your College Student
Purchasing a property for your child while they attend college can be a strategic investment and a great way to provide them with stable housing. Here is a comprehensive guide to help out-of-town parents navigate the ...
Benjamin Cowles
Duplex absentee owners with tenants. What strategies to pursue?
Of the little marketing I've done so far just about all the responses I've received have been from absentee landlords of properties with tenants who will either finance no more than 70-80% if at all and won't take as...
Roy Sloan
Underpaid rents
I have a five bedroom property rented to college student in New Jersey. The lease has all five tenants names on it. One tenant moved out without notice and the remaining tenants don’t want to pay the whole rent, ju...
Rob Green
PPM: When to use it and when it's uneccessary
I have my own thoughts on this, but I'm interested in hearing others' opinions on the subject. We often talk here on BP about using "private money" for our real estate investing. Whether having someone else fund the d...
Harrison Liggett
What to do when a tenant wants to break lease
I’ve dealt with these in the past and they have mostly been case-by-case but wanted to know what you all might do. We have a tenant who wants to leave (because of a new job out of town) a whole 9 months before his lea...
Paul Bloomfield
How to receive rent in this modern times & where to house deposit
Hey guys, is there a easy way to receive rents from tenants who have or may not have checking accounts. ? where would be best to keep rent/investment monies. Any Advise would be appreciated
Thanks