Hi! We moved out of our apartment in San Francisco on May 29th. Our landlord took out over 2000 from our security deposit for "repairs" to items that were previously damaged. For example he took $1000 to redo, restain...

Ever since I bought my property in Baltimore I have ran into a few issues.  First I got hit with a fine for trash I was not even aware of in the back of the property.  I forced the city to prove the trash was only the...

Hello!
I've been reading other posts and trying to come up with the best plan. I have a good idea on what needs to happen but thought I would ask for your advice.
We just had our first set of tenants move out. They ...

Our tenants of 7 years are moving out next. They have asked to break the lease with 11 months remaining. When I went over to prepare for a showing I noticed there was water damage on the ceiling and a bunch of tiles a...

So I am in the process of evicting a problem tenant. Lease expired and I don't want to renew, and he owes rent. Served him with a 3-day Pay-or-Quit. Sent petition to court and am now awaiting a hearing date. Today...

Hello folks.I own only one duplex for now but plans to grow soon. I want to include language in my lease requiring my tenants to posses an active renters insurance policy as well as indemnify and hold harmless the lan...

I was recently having a conversation with a friend and we were talking about rental properties.  Friend is an accountant with some rentals of his own, and his brother has various rentals throughout the country.  He as...

This is purely hypothetical but I had an idea that I could explore if it's even legal.  My idea is to work with RE investors/buyers, and use my available funds to provide a proof-of-funds letter for their deals, and c...

I had a seemingly nice young lady apply for one of my rentals. I did a little background check on her and her boyfriend, he had a few misdemeanors a couple years ago but nothing serious. He has a decent job and makes ...

Hello BP community,
My wife and I purchased a duplex in a B class area about 1.5 yrs ago and inherited 3 adult tenants in one of the two units. This was my 1st property.
I live in one of the duplex units (my wife li...