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Luis Rodriguez How to handle a overqualified tenant ?
23 May 2020 | 10 replies

I currently have a prospective tenant who applied to live in the unit above us who is overqualified. They currently own in NJ and are planning to keep that home and rent it out. The husband makes $140K/year as a softw...

Gigi Smith Help! Tenant insists there is a leak but repairman can’t find one
8 April 2022 | 34 replies

Hey everyone, I need some advice. I have a tenant who is complaining that his fridge is broken and leaking, but the repairman cannot find the source of the leak and said the fridge is working perfectly. There is water...

Ben Capriolo Renting out Basement
23 December 2022 | 9 replies

Hi All,
I currently live in a 3 bedroom 3 bathroom house in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia (about an hour from D.C.) I have a basement that is about 700 sq ft that I am considering renting out. It has it's ow...

Luke H. tenants complain about refrigerator temperature
2 August 2019 | 13 replies

Hello all, hope all is well. 
New tenants complaining that the fridge isn't cold enough.  I seem to get this with 9 out of 10 new tenants.  Some tenants try to turn the dial down until the thing freezes over, then th...

Justin J. Demolish and replace an exterior retaining wall
13 February 2016 | 23 replies

Hello BP,Does anyone have any experience demolishing and rebuilding landscape retaining walls? I have a wall that needs to be taken down and rebuilt (or graded) and I'm wondering what my options are in terms of puttin...

Chuck B. How do you "harden" your rentals?
5 December 2021 | 380 replies

Dear Pocketers,

How do you harden / bullet-proof your rentals?

While I've never had anyone utterly trash a rental of mine, I've seen the damage they can do first hand (typically when buying the rental and seeing ...

Linda B. Doing some good as investors? Examples of social or green actions
8 April 2016 | 15 replies

I love real estate and I love making money with it, but every now and I start wondering if there is something more I should do... I do believe that just by being a reasonable landlord we can make a bit of a difference...

Dan Barman Advice on buying / rehabing an older rental (1900)
17 September 2016 | 9 replies

Looking at purchasing my 1st rental property and interested in advice from anyone with experience rehabbing older homes. It's a single family 3/4 BR, 2 BA in a hot area of NY's Hudson Valley, built in 1900. Looks good...

Luca Mastrangelo 2 family heating updates and uninsulated exposed basement
28 April 2020 | 9 replies

Hi everyone. Not sure if this is the best forum to post in but ill start here. my property is a very old , circa 1900, 2 family in south eatern ct. The foundation is typical field stone basement. It's a concrete slab ...

Joseph E Salem Paying off debts before investing?
13 September 2017 | 3 replies

Hi everyone! Long time lurker/podcast listener, first time poster.

I've been reading and researching my local market for a bit, and feel confident that there are some good deals around. However, my primary focus has...