Christine N.
Tenant Claims Landlord is Stealing from Her
I bought a duplex to live in (downstairs) and rent (upstairs). I inherited a lease / tenant who has been here 20 years. She is essentially a hoarder and extremely suspicious. I intended to ride out her lease (3 mont...
Jeffrey Giffin
Window sash cord and nightmare contractors
Hello BP members. I am hoping someone can help me out here. We hired a nightmare contractor to work on some rehabbing and while they were in the house they mangled one of the window sash cords on one of the windows....
Xin Peng
Increasing the rental as a new owner
Hi, I'm under the impression that as a new owner, it's easier to (vacate the tenants and) do a renovation and/or increase the rental, wondering why. Is it because usually the lease agreements were signed with previous...
Omri Biderman
my very first flip - what would you recommend for a start?
I have a very hard time deciding on the market where I will work. I have $ 100,000 including equity expenses for the first flip. In which market do you think there are enough deals in my budget, low property taxes and...
Jovan Bains
What to build next to Dollar General?
Hello all. I am new to this community but I stumbled across a piece of land next to a highway in California which has Family Dollar in front of it and Dollar General to the right of it. It also has a small truck stop ...
Yelena Korshak
Is it possible to split STR W2 tax benefits between multiple owners?
Hi everyone!My friend and I are looking to buy a duplex in a city where, in order to get an STR permit, only one side can be used for the STR (While the other needs to be owner occupied). We're both W2 workers. Is it ...
Sean Hashmi
Looking to connect with people in Los Angeles
hi guysI have been feverishly reading and listening to BP last few days. It's amazing. Just wanted to see if anyone was around from LA area. I am in Porter Ranch, CA. I think LA is a very difficult market for buy and ...
Soujanya Masna
Cashflow - commercial office condos vs mulitfamily property
Based on what I have read here, it seems like a lot invest in multifamily properties which are maintenance/management extensive from what I understand. Office condos on the other end are less on maintenance and turn o...
Account Closed
LINC and CITYFEPS - any New York landlords have experience?
My tenants in my 3 bedroom 1 bathroom apartment in the Bronx are moving out unexpectedly today, so I am looking for new tenants. I have had many people respond asking if I take LINC or CITYFEPS. I'm thinking about whe...
Blake Varner
Can’t show property when tenant isn’t home but he’s always gone.
Hello. Newbie landlord here. Tenant is moving out in under a month. I want to show the property to prospects but my tenant doesn’t want strangers there when he’s not there. The problem is he’s almost never there. If I...