Elizabeth Blazina
mold making tenant sick?
Hi BP members, I have a tenant that has called me to report what he believes to be a mold issue that is causing him to be sick. Now I have checked the plumbing and found no issues and I normally am pretty dil...
Ben Kirchner
Analyzing propoerties to live in, then rent out for cashflow.
I wanted to get some advice/opinions from with some experienced minds here.I plan on purchasing a new home as a primary residence this year. The idea would be to then move into a new primary residence, and rent out o...
Fernando Domingo
tenant says AC not cooling house enough and upstairs hot
Hi BP community!
I purchased a house in metro Detroit, MI area that was unoccupied.
The house rented in May and now it's July and and the tenants are complaining that the AC doesn't cool the house enough. At first ...
Alex Place
Renting with no security deposit or dividing the security deposit into rent
I own a few rental properties and had a question that I wanted to run by you all. My wife and I own a small real estate investment company and while our goal is to make a living off this company, we don't want to do i...
Account Closed
Is my property manager ripping me off !!!!!!
Hi Fellow BP’s I have struggled with the following question for the past two years I’m I getting ripped off by my property manager. I purchased 6 rental properties a few states away three years ago and...
Bo Edmond
Landlord won’t fix AC in timely manner or provide alternatives
Hello, I’m active duty military deployed overseas and one of my guys has a significant problem. His wife and two young kids are in Ohio in a house they’re renting. Their AC went out two weeks ago and still has not bee...
Shannon Reynolds
Fraud or no?
My property in MD is turning over to a new tenant. My PM sent me a quote that gave me a small heart attack. Upon further inspection, I quickly recognized that the times they were allocating for various tasks were gros...
Paul Choate
Opinions about ductless mini split heat pump systems
I am tired of buying window air units. I generally buy and hold SFRs built from the 1920s-1960s. Most do not have central heat and air systems. I have put in a couple full central systems and it has been too expensive...
Ryan Sawyer
Inspections as a landlord
We have a property that we are using a management company for the rental. They are telling me that I cannot go into the property since they are managing it. They said if we want an inspection they have to do it. It h...
Abby Paulson
Targeting the 60+ Year-Old Renter - Good Idea, Bad Idea?
A fellow investor recently said to me, "I want a 60 year old renter because they're stuck in their ways and I want them to be stuck in my home." If this is the target renter, you'd have to have single-story homes with...