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Amy H. Timing of End of Lease
18 July 2016 | 8 replies

My apologies in advance for what is likely an old subject; however, I can't seem to find this addressed in the forums anywhere:  What are the best months in which to end a lease?  Also, we just purchased a property, s...

Renee Z. Dealing with Late Rent Payment and Pet Fees/Deposit
21 October 2023 | 5 replies

Dear All, I would like your input on dealing with late rent payments and pet fees/deposit. Here is our county law about late rent payment: "While the Montgomery County Code prohibits the landlord from charging a late ...

Gerald Marshall Annual Rent Increase
7 November 2016 | 13 replies

Does anyone initiate the "Annual Rent Increase" in their lease contracts, where you use a percentage factor to increase your rents on an annual basis, even if you have some one sign a multi-year lease.

Jeff Mitchell Deprecation never taken and can't claim rental losses
28 October 2020 | 8 replies

Hello,
I am asking this question for a co-worker. He bought a rental property 15 years ago and has never taken depreciation on that property. Not clear on the reason for not taking it, I think he just had a bad accou...

Karen Margrave DIRECT MAIL VS. EMAIL MARKETING
24 July 2012 | 13 replies

When it comes to marketing do you do both email marketing campaigns AND direct mail, or strictly direct mail. Why?

We relocated to a new area, having come from a smaller city where we were very well established, but...

Omar Hassan Very New investor with very little tax knowledge
7 February 2024 | 8 replies

Hi everyone, i wanted to put my ignorance out there and see if I can learn some valuable information from you all. I'm looking to form a simple tax strategy based on a very small portfolio, I want to do it right while...

Luis Vaca Closing on first deal, it disappointed
13 May 2019 | 32 replies

So I just signed the title documents today for a SFH in Kansas city for 70k. I was caught off guard by two things; Property taxes a lot higher than expected, It went from 950 all the way to 1370$. Due to the recent ap...

Dan Illes The Disaster That is Canadian Real Estate ... and Lessons From It
5 June 2024 | 29 replies

I wanted to share something that has been going on up here as I believe there are lessons for everyone, and I don’t think this gets coverage at all in the US.
Up here in Canada we have had interest rates increase at ...

Chris Gantz Tell me if I'm wrong... Month-to-month vs 12-month term
30 September 2020 | 12 replies

Tell me if I'm wrong...
Our company has approximately 1,000 units under management, and we have a couple of our smaller clients that we have that present concerns with having tenants on month-to-month leases. I'm sur...

Megan Hanks Newbie question about Utilities
4 June 2015 | 12 replies

Hello BP community!!I have recently acquired my first rental property and it came with tenants in place.  They are moving out in 2 months and all the utilities are in their name.  My question is, after the current ten...