Joy Hardegree
Recent FHA purchase for Primary Residence/duplex with tenants
We just bought our very first property on Feb 24th with an FHA loan that requires us to take up residence in the property within 60 days and live there for at least a year. This property is a duplex with inherited ten...
Luka Milicevic
Would you allow existing owners a "grace period" after closing?
I have a friend who is closing on his first primary residence today. He is sending his wire to the title company today, but is not taking possession of the property until 17 days from today. The current owners will oc...
Korey Carr
New Jersey tenant not living in property
Hi everyone, i owner occupy a duplex and I have a tenant that’s on a month to month lease. I gave them a 60 day notice at the end of June which would mean the lease ends on August 31st. The tenant agreed to it and ack...
Daniel A. Abreu
Tenant's Rights for Month to Month Lease
This situation has come to my attention from a friend who was asking what their rights are, and since I don't deal too much with rentals, I wasn't 100% sure how to answer, figured this was a good place to look for adv...
Nathan R.
Landlord-Initiated Constructive Eviction in FL?
Hey BP, I have a situation that I'm sure someone has some experience with, and any advice/suggestions would be appreciated. I have a SFR with a long-time tenant, but I am having serious plumbing issues and it is takin...
Dana R.
Fixed Lease Length
Are there any rules regarding the length of how long or how short a fixed lease can be with a tenant?As long as the lease has a definite date for the beginning and end of the lease, will it be regarded as fixed leas...
Crimilda Torres
i am being evicted what can i do
my husband gained employment for an apartment complex which included a discount on our rent here in sonoma county a year ago in august. he decided to seek employment elsewhere. When he gave his notice that he would be...
James Fisher
Is rental income applied to social security earnings?
I feel like I should know this already, but am drawing a blank.As an example:John is 35 and has worked for 20 years. He has enough 'good' years to draw social security when he hits 65 (or whatever). Also, John has ...
Ryan Redmond
House-hacking tenant eviction in Louisville, KY
So I've been living with a few tenants for about half a year now and I've finally had it with two of them. They haven't been following our agreement and, of course, have been consistently not paying rent. I should als...
Joel Florian
Looking to invest in Hawaii
Summary: I want to become a real estate investor in Hawaii. And I have a bunch of questions. Any advice is appreciated but specific answers preferred.1. Should I sell my $400k home in Alaska or try to rent it out?...