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Joaquin Camarasa What are your craziest tenant stories?
5 February 2020 | 41 replies

I house hacked by the room for 4 years. As a landlord I’ve had some situations I never thought I would experience.I would like to know the crazy stories of others. I definitely have improved a lot my screening process...

Amy Thatcher Eviction at Christmas: Scrooge or Good Business?
28 November 2018 | 29 replies

I recently (late Sept. 2018) purchased a duplex in FL. The property was fairly run down, i.e. overgrown yard, the occupied unit has window coverings consisting of aluminum foil and/or bed sheets/blankets, additionally...

Trey Warner WHY I WILL NEVER MANAGE MY OWN PROPERTIES AGAIN
23 December 2016 | 22 replies

I like many others wanted to get the best bang for my buck in my first real estate investments.  I decided I could do the work and manage the rental properties myself. I thought to myself, man, I don't want to pay som...

Jeremy Dugal Lease Breaking
26 July 2016 | 15 replies

Hello. I have some tenants under a 1 year lease who decided to up and leave today essentially breaking the lease. They were four months into their lease at $750/mos. These are college students. I politely sent them a ...

Kimberly T. Can you charge a different application fee for a married couple versus 2 individuals?
15 May 2014 | 26 replies

I'm researching PMs in other markets we're considering buying in, and have seen some PM sites with info for prospective tenants. When I look at their apps, I have seen some with the following type of set up:

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Brad T. To Charge an Application Fee or Not
19 June 2015 | 23 replies

What are everyone's thoughts on whether to charge an application fee for rental houses?  Do you collect a bunch of applications and only run the background and credit check on your top candidate with you paying the bi...

N/A N/A Advice on Syracuse RE market
30 December 2006 | 0 replies

Hi, I've been considering investing in real estate for the past year. Over the past 3 months I've been reading pretty much anything I can get my hands on regarding rei. It seem as if everyone advises to get your first...

Giancarlo Valverde Barriga Looking for experience!
29 May 2023 | 12 replies

Hi, I'm Giancarlo, and I am extremely passionate about REI. I am 21, freshly graduated, and living in Santa Monica with ~$30k saved up for this. Now I'm looking to invest OoS due to my limited funds, have been doing m...

Vivian D. Unauthorized tenant - add to lease with increased rent?
27 March 2015 | 8 replies

Hi everyone,First off, very grateful for everything I can learn from BP and to everyone for the contributions.My question this time. I have just done my first scheduled maintenance visit to my first rental (great tip ...

Daniel Vanhala Any options for seller to provide down payment?
16 May 2024 | 13 replies

Hi! I'm new here (25M). Currently working on my first BRRR property. I have a former co-worker who wants to sell his starter house. He says if I pay him full asking, he would provide me with the 20% down payment since...