Paul Haughton
How to resolve liability risk on uninsured rehab property prior to closing
I have a contract to buy a distressed single family house that I plan to rehab and sell. The house is vacant and uninhabitable as is. It sustained water damage from a broken pipe in the kitchen last winter. The insura...
Jonathan Perez
My experience with the Multi-Family Mindset 3-day workshop
Through social media, my girlfriend saw the ad for MFM and signed us up. At that meeting they gave us good insight on what we would be learning at the 3-day workshop. For those that don't know, MFM focuses on RE inves...
Sharon Seiter
New to Small Multifamily in Columbus, Ohio
Hello all!I'm a sales analyst from Columbus, Ohio and am currently learning all I can about small multifamily investing toward the goal of creating a house hack for my family by summer 2017. Beyond that, I am intrigu...
Amy E.
Violent Tenant and Neighbor Conflict
I've had several complaints from neighbors about one of my rentals in GA, which has a Section 8 tenant. The tenants pay rent on time and treat the property at the minimum acceptable level. They punched a hole in a d...
Greg P.
Hiring Carpenter and his brother with no insurance or business
Hello, I would like to know if anyone in their right mind would hire someone who knows what they are doing, but has no insurance or a business name. He does work on the side and has his brother and side helper to get...
Justin Juhan
Inherited Tenant 1 Month Behind
We inherited a tenant who was one month behind (September), we gave 60 days notice immediately after closing (October). They were late on the next months (November). Now they are moving out at about 45 days and reques...
Tony Schober
Special Clauses to put in Lease
After reading through the landlord forum and taking notes, I have a list of recommended clauses to put into leases. Some were just copy and pasted, so there is some added "commentary" to them. Some of them are also go...
Jorge Santiago
New Investor from Philadelphia, PA
Hey BP!My name is Jorge Santiago and I am just getting started on my path of real estate investing. I work in the finance field and have finally decided to invest in real estate as well in order to create passive inco...
Bruce L.
Can I deduct from Security Deposit?
Hi guys,So my tenant just moved out of the place and wanted to get your feedback as far as what you all think is reasonable to deduct.Above are the pictures of damages caused by the tenant.Before Move-InDuringMove Out...
Carmel Duffy
A stupid Landlord Mistake
With winter here I thought it would be a good idea to buy a snowblower for my rental home. In the lease it states that the tenant is responsible for snow removal, but I thought I would buy the snowblower. I had the te...