Robert Steele
Security deposit deductions for smoking
Well I got my second less than stellar tenant in two years. Another single mom. Figures. A pity you cannot discriminate based on marital status. Anyway, after she moved out the place stunk like cigarette smoke. I knew...
Grace Olinger
New landlord requesting tips on rental - laundry, pets, lease
Hello,I am a new landlord of an owner occupied small multifamily property and was hoping to get some advice from more experienced investor/landlords. - I will be putting laundry in-unit, but not sure what to look for....
J. Martin
Mistakes, Challenges, and Obstacles Overcome: It Ain’t All Peaches & Cream & Paychecks
While I was able to amass a good chunk of real estate over the last crisis and had some great successes from connections and learning on BP, I also had lots of challenges along the way! Not all peaches & cream &am...
Scott Harlow
Apartment saturated in pot smoke
I bought my first 4 unit last month. I have given a month-to-month tenant notice that I will not be renewing his lease. His apartment is saturated with pot smoke. I'm assuming the apartment will need to be wiped down ...
David Yamamoto
House Hacking - renting bedrooms, screening tenants
Hello folks,
For those that have house hacked while renting out bedrooms to tenants... how do you screen them? This seems a so much more personal when you have to actually share the same living space with tenants. ...
Chris Holden
Surprises after closing
After a year of obsessively learning as much as I could about Real Estate investing, I finally closed my first deal this past Tuesday! I picked up a 4-family home with 3 of the units occupied. It currently has a lowe...
Christian Hutchinson
Tenants threatening to rent strike
I have a MFH housing unit. Two units share a washer and dryer. Both tenants moved in within 2 weeks of each other. The Washer and Dryer were purchased brand new in August 2019. The washer and dryer were delivered t...
Eli N.
Rental Forms, Tenant Screening, Online Payments + Utilities, etc.
Howdy to all the BP folks from Austin, TX! I have a few questions related to Rental Forms, Tenant Screening, Automatic Online Payments (site recommendations and setup), Utility payments, so here they are:1) Can someon...
Kyle J.
Suggestions for how to fix large hole in laminate cabinet
Just had some tenants move out and leave a large hole in what was a brand new kitchen cabinet. (See photos below.) The cabinet is laminate over particle board, and the area where the hole is located is visible from ...
Mustafa Abdulali
Need help understanding a wholesale deal
I came across an ad that a wholesaler put up for a 3/2 in my target area. He originally wanted an all cash deal but I told him I could not do that but would be willing to finance (I'm already pre-approved). This pro...