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Joaquin Camarasa What are your craziest tenant stories?
5 February 2020 | 41 replies

I house hacked by the room for 4 years. As a landlord I’ve had some situations I never thought I would experience.I would like to know the crazy stories of others. I definitely have improved a lot my screening process...

Brandon Schlichter Started out with $25k 5 years ago, now I have 90 rentals!
31 May 2023 | 247 replies

I posted this elsewhere but figured I'd share my 5+ year ongoing story of buying rental properties to encourage members here. Personal Background
Most of my childhood was spent growing up inside a tenant house on a...

J Scott Diary of a Rental Property
2 March 2018 | 254 replies

I had a blast writing my Diary of a New Construction Project thread, and the feedback I got from that was great. So, I've decided to try another one...this time tracking and discussing the ongoing saga of a renta...

Jacob Kline Property under contract and tenant won’t allow showing
11 January 2020 | 134 replies

I’ve got a property under contract, it’s a preforeclosure and I’m trying to wholesale it. This will be my first wholesale deal. The owner lives out of state and his daughter is living in the property (I’m assuming ren...

Brandon Hicks Pit bulls as service dogs.....
30 January 2018 | 112 replies

Just got a call in Indiana from a lady whose kid has a pit as a "service" dog. Thoughts on this? Can I still discriminate against the breed as I normally do with pits, rotts and so on even if they have papers?

Waylon Themer Rookie Mistake: I Lost Money to a Wholesaler
11 April 2018 | 120 replies

First of all, I'm not a rookie, but I behaved like one, and I write this post as more of a cautionary tale rather than an attempt to seek advice.  I know I should have done more due diligence, and I know what my optio...

Amy T. Tenant wants us to pay moving truck and babysitter fees
9 June 2023 | 93 replies

Bear with me. These things are always a bit complicated. Our rental is a triplex in California. We had a new tenant move into the middle unit about a month ago. Tenants on either side have lived there for 7+ years. Te...

Larry Spradling Advice on a horrible situation
10 April 2019 | 113 replies

Two years ago, I was brand new to real estate and transferred my IRA to a self-directed IRA.  I was introduced to a company called Growth Equity Group that specialized in turnkey rentals for folks like me who had IRA ...

Scott Ficek How do you screen prospective tenants?
29 November 2015 | 110 replies

I thought I would throw out a topic for discussion....Tell me about the process that you go through to screen tenants.

Karen Coffelt Newbie wants a better life
23 November 2017 | 99 replies

Hey everyone, I'm fairly new here. I signed up at some point last year, but I can't even remember when. Can't remember if I introduced myself.Anyhow, I haven't really delved into this too seriously, probably because I...