Pedro Leal
Is it illegal?
So I have a tenant who hasn't payed rent for two months. I could evict her but, it's a long process. Do I have the right to take away the appliances I own in that apartment,from her? To make her life more complicated....
Andres Piedra
Judgments: Sending a "This is what it means to you" list
I couldn't find one on the web or in the files on BP. Does anyone have an off-the-shelf list of ramifications for an ex-tenant who doesn't pay the judgment? I want to include something like that with the letter I'm...
Rob Bianco
Raising Rents during the Pandemic - How do I approach this?
I
recently took ownership of a new apartment building in Kansas City. All
the tenants are on month-to-month leases and rents are about 30% under
market. I am sensitive to the notion that we're in a pandemic and ...
Onye Chukwuma
First time landlord
As a first time landlord, what would you say was the most important things that you did when you first started out? Additionally, what would you say is the most important things I could do to position myself with my ...
Ivan Vargas
Taking possession after foreclosure, looks vacant but not sure
I got my CT and went by the property, ring the bell and knock on the door no answer. Went back at night and no lights on or AC running. Place looks abandoned like a typical foreclosure. However I spoke to the property...
Rob Gard
New Investor from Northwest Indiana
Hey everyone, my name is Rob Gard and I live in Schererville Indiana - about 30 miles outside of Chicago. I currently work in downtown Chicago and have been climbing the corporate ladder for the past ten years. Real e...
Marc Izquierdo
Tenant caught subletting and now I have to evict the subletters
Hi everyone,I finished up the rehab on my first rental property at the end of February and am already having major issues with my new tenants (despite using the screening techniques taught in The Book on Managing Rent...
Charlie Moore
It’s final. Sheriff is coming!
***This post is not about one of my rental units ***Posting for my Brother In LAW.... - He has just collected 410.00 off of the tenants, she has major violations in the lease and she is STILL BEHIND by hundreds.... I ...
Paige Arias
Clarification of California’s Moratorium
COVID TenantHey, I’m just so confused about where we stand as landlords. I watched what seems like the worst video I’ve ever seen today: he seemed super excited that he got a tenant to live in a house rent free for 4....
Michael R.
Evicting Section 8 in the winter?
I'm not sure how everyone else keeps it together, but for the last week of each month and every day after the first that I don't receive a rent payment for a unit I start imagining the worst. It's actually pretty str...