Arthur Banks
How do you handle damage found during tenancy?
I was in the basement of my unit last weekend and I could hear the tenants children running and jumping and banging. This led me to believe maybe I need to check things out. I didn't do any inspection during tenancy...
Willy Stadele
Would like to welcome constructive criticism to our new listing ( Fort Lauderdale )
Hello BR family,My partner and I purchased this home for 449k, the reason behind the purchase was the modern pool installed in 2021 & big backyard. Anything in the area with a modern pool not those oddly dated sha...
Alain Chautard
Property Management and continuous stream of repairs... What would you do?
Hi,I have a property in a different state that I trusted the PM company to take good care of. After two years, I've received 30 maintenance requests from the tenants, which seems like a lot. The PM company happily dis...
Roy N.
Reminder of why we have a "No Pet" policy.
I have alluded in other threads on BP the past few weeks that we are saying Good Bye to long term tenants we inherited with a property bought two years ago. We served them with a month ago with a notice of terminati...
Cameron Riley
Moved in a Tenant who has little kids... READ!!!!
Took a chance on a young lady with 4 kids, as many landlords know, kids can be very detrimental to a property. A large percentage of landlords discriminate against children in the application process... I decided not ...
Ricky Rodriguez
Maximizing House Hacking Success
Me and my two buddies just jumped into real estate investment and are thinking of trying out a house hacking strategy. We all have regular W2 jobs, and we'd love some tips on how to make the most of it. Any advice wou...
Al Seward
Should We Do It? House Hack in Baltimore
My wife and I want to Househack in Baltimore City Maryland. The plan is to live there a year or so with other tenants. Then rent the property. We are looking for a 4 unit. We have heard both good and bad things about ...
Daniel Bedell
How I Built An Amazing STR The SUPER HARD WAY!
I was burnt out. For nearly fifteen years I had worked as a commercial photographer trying to balance art and commerce. I felt like I had failed. The commerce me had killed the creative me. The problem was that fi...
Scott Trench
Why Would Someone that Is Financially Savvy NOT House-Hack?
I'm curious. I have written extensively about how I "House-Hack" and live in one part of a duplex and have tenants rent out the other portion of that. They pay down the mortgage and allow me to live for free.For every...
Cody Culberson
My Flip Won't Sell! Help!
Hi all, Thank you in advance for any tips/tricks you can send my way. Bought this flip house at a pretty decent price back in July and listed in mid-August. Turned it from a cat-pee haven into a nice SFH. Fourth wee...