Chris Long
Flooding in my house
Hi all,I have a rental property in Tupelo, Mississippi that I bought about two years ago. I gutted the whole place and rehabbed it after I bought it. The house has a community culvert running next to it and it runs un...
Mitch Howard
Basement Sump Pump & Tenants
Has anyone rented a property with a below grade bathroom, say in a basement that has a sump pump? I have a SFH and am concerned about tenants ruining the pump, or worse somehow backing up the plumbing and causing a fl...
Kurt Bender
Why is Requiring Renters Insurance so Important??
We started requiring our tenants to have renters insurance a couple years back, and I'm so glad we did. We already had one situation come up where our renter plugged the kitchen sink with the faucet running, stepped a...
Mark Ainley
Roofer - Flat Roof Chicago
Hello All, I have a few roofs I need to get replaced over the next 90 days and one of my go-to guys is having some citizenship issues and my other main guy's prices have gone thru the roof as he has way too much work ...
Steven Chen
Is it normal to make tenant pay for any and all pipe repairs in Las Vegas Nevada?
Basically the unit is in a 50 floor high rise. I don't want to be on the hook for $40k if the construction crew that does building repairs or neighbor damages the pipes in my unit.
Kimberly Gillock
annual property inspection
Hi all! So I'm working on up'ing my landlording game and planning to start doing more formal annual inspections of my properties (had been able to generally inspect when there for repairs, etc). I read @Brandon Tur...
Amanda Palmer
Improper Roof Installation -- what now?
Hi everyone. I have a legal question regarding the installation of a new roof on one of our rentals in Cincinnati. We had the entire roof replaced in May this year. Since then, we've had issues of leaks and gutter ove...
Brandon Ness
Colorado Springs Unique House Hack Scenario
I have a unique scenario that I'm hoping some of the BP community either has experience with or can point me in the right direction. My friend is moving to Colorado Springs in January and would like to house hack a d...
Neel Shah
Insurance claim on rental single family house
Hi,I did some upgrades (flooring, bathroom, paint) to my rental property and put it for RENT in February. A pipe in the attic burst and it caused damaged to the ceiling of garage and drywalls around it (before tenant ...
Micki M.
New Zealand Military Housing?
One of my friends from New Zealand mentioned an investment opportunity involving buying and holding housing in NZ and getting guaranteed rents with members of the military as tenants. I tried Googling it but found no...