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So due to some personal reasons I had to use a fake name to rent a nice house in California. I’m a single father with a difficult past.
The landlord was kind of easy going and didn’t care, just wanted my money and ad...
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I have a deal that I would like some feedback on. This 8 unit is located in a very safe town. However, unemployment here is about 2.5 points higher than the state average. Also, the population here is growing at 14% p...
Not a landlord but a tenant. I have a question I'm hoping someone might be able to help me out with. I'm sorry if this is very long I just want to be descriptive with the situation. I have a roommate that I would lik...
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I'm starting a fix and hold. My better half and I are having a discussion on a couple things. This is a b class rental and I'm of the opinion that we should not provide a garbage disposal or an ice maker because those...
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Did y'all get the VRBO email on their new Host Communication policy and with it, sale of property? Not that the communication policy they set forward is outrageous, it just gets tiring of being told what and how to d...
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Section 8 tenant has asked for extermination for mice. She found a dead mouse in kitchen. Tenant is asking for any holes to be closed up. The home has passed the section 8 inspection. There were no mice when she took ...
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One of my units is a furnished 2 bed 1 bath apartment for $800 a month. Tenant has been there 10 months and lease is up March 31, 2025. City recently did a building inspection and we noticed the tenant is smoking in t...
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How do you tenant proof your rentals? I was listening to BP show 48 and they gave a few ideas. I listed a few of them they discussed plus some from this post. What else do you do?
Screen tenants thoroughlyUse 5/8 dry...
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Hi BP folks..I've been noticing in Cleveland quite a few Triplexes for sale but are on public record as being a *Duplex*. It seems the city has looked the other way on many of these for years.My questions are:- Has a...
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I've had it with my entitled, complaining, disruptive tenants. They have the nicest unit I own, not the most expensive, and complain more than my 11 other units. The final straw is a leaving a note threatening violenc...