Dana Gearhart
Considering pets.....
We are considering allowing pets in one of our duplex rentals. What are your thoughts/experiences with tenants and pets? How much do you typically charge as non-refundable deposit as well as monthly pet rent? What ...
Dave Kennedy
Whats secures a business loan?
If I needed 200k to get a company up an running. Do small banks lend money to purchasing inventory, equipment, signage, marketing, rent, utlities...etc upon starting up? Is the loan based on cash flow of a business mo...
Tom R.
Renter with no credit but a cosigner
I have a prospective renter who wants a 6 months lease but is willing to pay $150 over my asking price and a full months pet deposit in addition to the full months security deposit.The problem is he has no credit scor...
Stephanie Mccolaugh
Difficulty getting appraisal
We had an offer accepted on a home in the beginning of July, and our lender (a major bank) has still not secured an appraiser. We have already received an extension of a month, and now the lender is asking for another...
Roy Gutierrez
Tenant with cat, fees and damage protection
Hi guys,
I'm about to rent a house to a couple, a guy AND a cat. Well, we verbally agreed to an amount and again, since I was going sooo fast since I had eliminated the initial person I picked and was trying ...
Leanne Hunt
How best to manage access control in an apartment block?
I am having some trouble keeping tenants in my 8-unit apartment block. Some tenants have broken leases on account of getting into debt but it seems security may be an issue. The block is set close to the street with a...
Anthony Chung
Tenants' Pets for single unit rental property
Hello BP, I have single family home renting to five individuals tenants. One of them vouch for additional prospect who I will add to the lease. After reviewing her application, she mentioned her pet chihuahua. That wi...
Kenneth Wong
Section 8 Housing
Hello BP Community,I have a Mother/daughter in Waterbury CT which I have had on the market for over a year. I met a fellow that has Section 8 and really wants to lease-to-own this property. Section 8 would pay $900/mo...
Brian Weatherford
Rent Vacant Units or wait?
I now have 3 vacant units and I’m struggling to decide what to do... I have been showing them and have some interested parties but I’m concerned they might stop paying after the first month. Shall I take the 1st and ...
Kyle O'Keefe
Kyle O'Keefe from Fort Worth Texas
Hi all, Kyle O'Keefe from Fort Worth Texas.I started my Real Estate investing adventure in 2002. I was a High School math teacher - beat down by politics of the school system and sitting in a classroom (with NO windo...