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Hello all, I recently purchased a condo on the east side of Madison from a foreclosure sale auction. I am wondering what the best strategy is for removal of the current owner. I have been through this process before w...
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Hello fellow BP'ers.
I own a 4-Plex apartment. There are 3 neighboring 4-plexes, and we all share a US Post Office provided cluster mailbox that is located outdoors on the sidewalk.
A tenant called me and complaine...
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Just wrote an article on my website on how to reduce the number of keys we keep as landlords and how to get them organized. Some of the key chains I see landlords with are absurd!
Check out the article
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Hey all,How do you deal with tenants that obviously are breaking the contract but you can't prove it? i.e. I smell weed in my house with 2 roommates, I know who it is. The contract states no smoking on premise.Full...
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Quick question about security deposits in Southern California. When rent is about $2200 -$2400 do you still ask for 1 month’s rent for security deposit? So if their lease begins March 1st do they need to provide let’s...
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I came across a duplex property in a good developing area but the realtor warned me that both tenants are not cooperating and probably both need to be evicted. Would you even consider it knowing it's a good price? Ca...
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I just bought a triplex in South Florida as a house hack. One of the units that will be occupied by a tenant has an exterior sliding glass door that opens to the backyard that doesn't close or lock appropriately. Am I...
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I just wanted to share some more recent experience with Kwikset deadbolts as I have recommended them to numerous people in the past. Since early 2011 I have been installing Kwikset Smartkey deadbolts in all of my pro...
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Hello all,Forgive me if this matter is not suited for this forum, as this appears to be a space for the investor side of things. Well...here goes nothing:I signed a lease for a new apartment a few weeks back; move-in ...
I am a tenant and I lost they key to my the entrance of my apartment building. I went to them to try and get a replacement key but my landlord is trying to make me pay mid-lease term to re-key the apartment building ...