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Ken Latchers Removing Pets
20 August 2019 | 18 replies

When someone sneaks in a pet against the lease, do you have any strong (legal) ways to get the animal out regardless of the tenant eviction process?

For example, imagine someone brings in a pit bull, and other tenant...

Haiyang A. Backyard drainage issue (inappropriately refilled pool)
28 February 2017 | 12 replies

I’m looking at a bank REO that needs some repair (only 20 years old), but it’s the drainage issue in the backyard that worries me. The yard is on a slope, and it looks like that rain water would run towards the house ...

Brian Garlington My tenant wants to take the shower door off?
30 January 2017 | 12 replies

BP what are your thoughts on this? I have a tenant with an 11 month old that started renting in one of my properties 4 months ago. She just sent a text message to me asking if it's OK for her to take the shower doors ...

Steve C. deposit deduction for stained kitchen countertop
14 June 2020 | 2 replies

Kitchen countertop got stains during current tenant's residency. It doesn't have any functional issue, but it does look really ugly. I tried multiple chemicals including Comet to remove it, but didn't worked. My contr...

Jacob Tudor First Big Mistake in Real Estate Investing - What to Do?
17 June 2016 | 11 replies

Hello all.Since first getting involved and educated in real estate investing, I have consistently heard that mistakes will be made, well we made our first one and I wanted to put it out to BP and get suggestions of ho...

Tony Santos Lead paint removal on bigger units
3 August 2018 | 8 replies

Hey Guys,

I am buying a bigger mixed unit building (15 apartments and 3 retail stores) the building needs a lot of work and evidence of lead paint is shown on the ceilings. Does anyone know the exact law for lead pai...

Account Closed Tips on painting a rusty metal roof?
11 February 2020 | 9 replies

We purchased a metal building and the roof has some rust in some areas of the metal roof. Is there a special product to apply to stop the rust? Is there a special seal all in one coat or is it a two steve procedure? C...

Rick C. Heating Utility: Divide or not divide?
9 September 2013 | 8 replies

Hello,

I recently acquired a triplex rental property in Philadelphia, PA. The electric is already separated. However, the gas and water are not.

The tenants pay for their own electric usage. The landlor...

Eleazer Mills Victim of shady land owner
8 May 2018 | 10 replies

Hello, I recently purchased a property from my local lands available for taxes list (Duval County FL). Apparently the previous owner knew that he was at risk of loosing this and 9 other properties so he quit claimed...

Logan Jones Is taking this legal from a deposit?
3 September 2018 | 5 replies

I'm a landlord in Florida and my tenants recently moved out. I was charging them 1000 a month which comes out to about 33 dollars a day. The cats urinated all over the master closet laminate floors which are brand new...