Tony Castronovo
Felony Conviction - would you accept or absolute deal breaker?
Fellow landlords, what would be your position on a tenant applicant that had a felony conviction (burglary) nearly 25 years ago? He has a wife and two young kids. Credit is not stellar (but I've seen worse), but the...
Cody Cowan
Tenet sub leasing property
Hello BiggerPockets community,
I need help determining what my options are with dealing with a problem tenet. I ran the tenet through Zillow, everything looked great, 4x the rent, 780 credit score, veteran, single m...
Troy Fisher
Rent too high? This Bothell landlord gives a $200 discount
Vegetarian DiscountI'm kind of surprised that it Was a Bothell Landlord, and not someone in Downtown Seattle, or heaven forbid, Olympia! I wonder if his CPA told him he could write off the $2,400 as something too? W...
Caleb Rehg
What Needs to be Different for College Students
I have a long-term single-family home rental and is most likely going to be filled with college students. What do I need to do differently in regard to screening, writing up a lease, and actual management of this pro...
Jason Schmidt
US Credit Rating Downgraded: When will we see interest rates go up?
we were actually considering buying a house in the next few days and then I hear this on the news tonight. Are we not going to be able to get the good interest rates that we have been having recently? Or, when would...
Lois Ginter
Tenant as Helper/Employee
I will be inheriting a tenant who is a retired custom car builder/mechanic and his wife. Their unit is well maintained, and they currently do cleaning and yard maintenance on the side for other properties. They have...
Ralph Miller
Do I pay for my tenants hotel room?
Yesterday my tenants AC broke. They needed to spend the night in a hotel room because the AC repairman couldn’t make it until the next morning at 11am. I’ve been researching the requirement about whether I need to r...
Aubrey P.
Inheriting RE - taxes, ownership, advice in General
Although the tax reform bill is still in conference and hasn't been passed, and the final bill will require study in conjunction with a discussion with a real estate savvy CPA to understand its implications on my part...
Greg Zelner
Airbnb, landlords, and management
Hi guys, maybe I can get some feedback here from the conservative landlords and/ or investor. I’ve been running Airbnb’s for several years now using sub-renting. (I rent out long-term and ask for permission to Airbnb,...
Ku Thao
How to get financing on a 2-4 unit multifamily while owning a primary residence
Hello all,We currently own a 4 bed 2 bath primary residence that is valued at $425k. We would like to rent out our primary and buy a 2-4 unit multi-family owner occupy. I reached out to a lender and they stated that...