Nathan Gesner
How dirty will you let your Tenant be?
We all have different cleaning standards, but some people are just filthy! Below are images from an actual apartment that's been occupied by the same tenant for almost 30 years. He pays 15% below market rate but has n...
Collin Hays
A refresher on what to look for when buying in the Smokies
It's been a while since I posted on this, and I get a lot of questions on it, so here goes:
1. Location matters. Gatlinburg is ground zero. You will pay a premium to be there, but it will probably pay off in the l...
Dillon Dull
Repairs for Tenants who have not paid their rent yet
One of my tenants dryers stopped working they texted me today, they have not paid their rent for this month and they have been paying their rent a month late almost every month so they are essentially never caught up....
Zeb Walters
Creative Solutions to Avoiding Property Registration
Hi BP! I own some properties in a small city in Ohio that is looking to institute an ordinance that would require a landlord to register each property they own within city limits. Along with the registration, the ordi...
Mindy Jensen
HELP! Sewer Backup and Threatening Tenant
OK, this is for one of our developers - the people who keep this site up and running. She would REALLY appreciate any advice you can give. She's a newer landlord, so go easy on her.She rented her property to a new t...
Julian Sung
California Registered Nurse looking to get into real estate
Hi,I'm a 26 y/o Registered Nurse (2 years experience) from Los Angeles and I've always had an interest in real estate investing. I've been lurking on BiggerPockets for about 3 years now but finally decided to post abo...
William Collins
Landlord cash for keys gone bad.
Here is a story of a real life issue I am currently working on. Not all landlord/investing things go right.Setting: New Britain, Connecticut. A small city full of rentals mainly made for manufacturing plant workers...
Chris Blackburn
Designing Covid resistant apartments-Ground up? Fad or future?
We are a small developer in Salem Oregon. We are lining up some incredibly sweet projects setting up over the next year. With the help of our first syndication (all the other projects are self funded). We are curre...
Julia Ferris
New AirBNB Policies, and Concerns about that Platform
For all of you STR owners out there, does anyone share my concern that AirBNB's policies are increasingly becoming too problematic?
My STRs are marketed toward the middle class, as opposed to really high end. I want...
Tommy Cliff
Mold Problems
I recently discovered mold in one of the rooms in my house had come back, and it's worse than before. I have been doing more research into DIY mold removal, and most people advise using a bleach and water solution. I ...