Jim K.
The Christmas Duplex: Defining the Landlord-Tenant relationship
I've just canceled a newly inherited tenant's month-to-month lease, something that doesn't happen frequently in the small number of C-class rental properties I run in my portfolio. But the tenant came to me in the fir...
Christopher Freeman
Tenant Using Racial Slurs
We received a message from a tenant who lives in a shared apartment letting us know that their roommate used a racial slur and that it made them uncomfortable. The slur was not directed at them, I believe it was simpl...
Charlie Moore
Are open house style showings for RENTALS beneficial?
Do you set up rental home showings, one by one? or bunch them all together
Levi T.
Why you need an LLC on your properties.
I've been in this business for years and years, hundreds of units and untold thousands of tenants later, someone finally filed a lawsuit against us for their deposit not being returned.The story is the tenant was inhe...
Katie McGuire
Are there any descent landlords out there?
I was, at one point, contemplating investing in a rental property, expanding my family's income, and providing a good home for others in a rough economy. I still may, but after my current nightmare as a tenant myself,...
Cody L.
Sorry California Multifamily owners (I'd be panicking)
I don't panic often, but if I was a LL in California I'd be freaking out. I've said in the past I invest in Houston because I don't fear hurricanes or floods. I only fear what the government may decide to do to me. ...
Dion DePaoli
Tenants Doing Capital Improvements
An interesting issue has come across my desk and I am curious if any other LL have bumped against a similar issue.
The general concept, tenants move in on a run of the mill standard annual rental contract. Tenants...
Andrew Torres
Giving back rent payment
I am a landlord in Coachella, CA and rent my house room by room. I have a tenant who paid through Venmo several days ago. The money has completely gone through to my bank without issue.However, he is asking for the mo...
John Matarazzo
Collecting Advance Rent Question
Hi all,I have a new tenant (3 months in so far), she has been pretty great so far, pays rent in full on 1st of every month and keeps the place neat and clean. Randomly though she messaged me yesterday asking if she ca...
Brian Horwitz
Problem Neighbor- loud at 3 am
Hi BP,I have a very nice rental house in a not so great neighborhood in Indiana that had a great tenant. The tenant (2 adults and 3 young kids) moved out because "they couldn't stand the neighbors". I found another gr...