I'm putting together my first offer. I found a buyer wanting to sell a duplex in Texas. I have driven the property, met with the owner, but I have not yet had an inspection or walked the inside of the property with th...
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Afternoon,
I recently purchased a property in Indianapolis. It came with a tenant on a month to month lease. I started trying to track down if this tenant had a deposit in place, but there isn't a record from what...
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I'll be closing on my first rental house - a college rental - in a few weeks. It is currently rented through next May. The house is about two hours away where my son goes to college. He will be living there after the ...
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Good Afternoon BP! So I just got my first multifamily property under contract. Its currently a triplex (3/2, 2/1, 1/1). The 2/1 and 1/1 are both rented out with longterm tenants on a month to month basis and below mar...
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The leak was caused by a hole in the water supply line. Does anybody know if homeowners insurance will cover the massive water bill (over 10k)?
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As Landlords we face an uphill battle with tenant rules and laws.
What are the top 5 laws or regulations you would like to see changed?
-3 notice to evict. 14 days till eviction from nonpayment
-evicted tenants hav...
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I was being naive and let the tenants move in without having utilities to their name. I outlined this in the ad but nothing in the lease. At this point, I'll be paying for their utilities for 1-2 weeks. I can't make c...
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I'm working on returning a security deposit and am having a hard time deciding what to do with damage to a water heater. I'm hoping those with more experience can shed some light on the decision. Purchased property ...
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We just had a big wind storm in Maryland , fortunatly no rain . But I had some damage , shingles , about a square and a half blew off 1 of my rentals , I will be using insurance on this one , its not minor . Now for ...
I got my apartment but I didn’t change my light bill under my name till 3 months after. Can I get evicted because of that? I thought they would be disconnected after the 3 days that they give you to connect it but I w...