Samuel Mallery
Routine Maintenance Schedule advice
Hi there,New to home owning and to rental property owning. What are routine (monthly, quarterly, yearly) maintenance stuff I should do to make sure my rental is in good working order. I'm looking for preventative main...
Wesley Whitehead
Selling a property with tenants
Good afternoon,I am looking to sell a property in Miami that I was househacking. It's a triplex and currently rented with long term tenants that have renewed their leases. It currently generates $850 which is fine b...
Jeremy Heaman
Death in the Neighbourhood
Warning, this topic could be disturbing to some people.I have recently put my condo up for sale, after a bad tenant left. This is a C class neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta and after the condo fees increased dramati...
Lisa Irving
Occupied Properties for Sale
I constantly see properties for sale (REO, etc.) that say "Occupied. Do not disturb tenant" No showings". Why are these "tenants" (some have leases, some don't) allowed to stay against a property owners will? Where h...
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youve become a landlord - whats your response to the annoying slumlord jokes/stigma?
i have a couple SFR's and am about to acquire a duplex. My properties are very nice inside & out, very modern with good renters. Im not a slumlord by any means. Im kinda sick of the "oh so your becoming a slumlord...
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Ohio Eviction Question
Tenants signed 2 yr lease at residential home. Nothing but problems. First, they called Property Manager and claimed gas leak. Immediately investigated to find out they had removed GAS logs from fireplace and were ...
Jeff Efird
Looking to bid on house at court house starts at $4086
Looking to buy my first foreclosure. Has a rental tenant that pays $850 a month. Starting bid is $4086 which covers unpaid back taxes. Never bid on a house before. This home is actually across the street from me and t...
Daniel Bogart
Seller didn't made off with prepaid rents, now what?
Hi BP,
A few weeks ago a few partners and I closed on a 10 unit apartment complex. It wasn't until our property manager collected the first month of rent that he had tenants in two units tell him that they had prepai...
Kevin Paglia
Why am I still thinking of this one?
I requested to walk thru a house in my area that I am interest in. This is the response my realtor got. "Home has had the same renter for 2 years. Rent is $800 a month, with a month-to-month contracr. Zillow says $1...
Don Spafford
Obtaining Possession after winning auction?
I am still new to REI and am looking at some auctions that really look to be great deals if I can get them at the right price. The problem is that the information says the house is currently occupied and the winner wi...