Greg Mayer
pet fee vs pet deposit - or both?
Hi BP community!My wife and I are purchasing a duplex in Atlanta. One side of the duplex has tenants that might stay after we close, the other side is vacant. We're moving into the vacant side and have two dogs, so we...
Kevin Wattenbarger
Property Management Bookkeeping
Hello BP:
I am in the process of trying to streamline my book keeping process from my real estate investments. Thankfully my real estate investments have prospered over the past few years. I currently have 25 units a...
Robyn Gersh
Buing Wholesale-properties ....
My lawyer advised me against buying a property that is being wholesaled. She said if the person doesn’t own the property don’t buy it. What are people’s thoughts?
Dustin Lin
Security/Holding Deposit Issues
I got the security deposit from someone and verbally told him this was used to hold the apt for him. But he told me he couldn't take the apt in the last minute before we signed the lease(so we didn't sign the lease ye...
Sadie Yates
WA State Statutes for Deposits
Hey, guys! In FL, we have laws around how security deposits are managed (FL Statute 83.49). My property in FL has a separate account, managed by the property management company just for this purpose. Is there an equiv...
Alex Ng
Previous owner did not return the security deposit
I recently bought a new property with tenants. I am giving them a lease agreement and asking them for a security deposit. However, they told me that the previous owner did not return their security deposit. How should...
Harriett Williams
New Wholesaler in need of some help!
Hi my name is Harriett,My fiance and I just started our real estate busines, I introduced him to the idea after I attended a small class a few years ago and did some self educating through youtube etc.. both of us are...
David Miller
Taking pre-license course in FL. What does this mean?
Real Estate Express, pre-license 63 hour course, chapter 5, pg 10: "Escrow Accounts Deposited"The area I can't understand is the bold and underlined.If there is more than one broker, then a broker licensee must be des...
Matthew Miller
Loan fell through after two separate pre approvals
So I had a house under contract. Nice two family as a house hack. After two separate pre approvals from two different lenders. House was under contract. I paid for FHA appraisal and an inspection and gave my deposit. ...
Bob Booth
Security Deposit Return
I failed to return a tenants SD within 60 days. Because of this I refunded his entire SD. Can I now sue him anyways for what I would have deducted?