Alyssa Merkle
Just purchased my first rental property in RI!New in RI/MA Market
Hi Bigger Pockets community! I have been listening to podcasts and following along on forums for some time now and am ready to get into the mix of it all. I just turned 25 and I close on my first rental deal in North ...
Aaron Wyssmann
I love property management and I'm not kidding. Who else gets to deal with this in their regular day? Oh BTW is a duck a "pet"?
A tenant had a maintenance request about the bathtub handle. It would come off and spray out when taking a shower. So I sent my plumber out there this morning to fix it. He called me and asked whether they had paid...
Sam Leon
Central AC broke - is this a health hazard to pets?
Got a call today from a tenant about the central AC not cooling - the fan is on but not blowing cold air.Tenant is in a 2/1 two people with two 50 pound dogs.Tenant is inherited from my last purchase so still on a 2 ...
Wes Glass
Tenant sneaks in pitbull as ESA after signing a lease for a no animal property!
I am a landlord for a couple duplexes. Been doing this for about 10 years. My property management just put in a tenant in side A of one of the duplexes. I have a no animal policy (unless it's service animal which is r...
Tim Brown
Tenant selection (picking the correct tenant for the house)
I have a SFH that I am helping my partents rent out. We have each potential appilcant fill out a general application ( contact info, work history, previous landlords, number of teants, and number and type of pets).I...
Gene Baldwin
Tenant wants to move in a coworker in need
I have a tenant that has a coworker that is in immediate need of a place to stay. The coworker has 3 children. My tenant wants to let her stay with her until she can find housing. We recently bought this property, and...
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Massachusetts Rental Laws and Regulations for Tenants/Landlords
There are quite the number of laws and regulations for landlords (lessors) and tenants (lessees) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts making this state quite tenant friendly. This increases the financial risk and resp...
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Is it safe for a young female to be a wholesaler?
I'm really interested in becoming a wholesaler. However, as a young, single female I simply do not feel comfortable just going inside random people's houses! I have heard of female realtors getting raped and worse, so...
Jim K.
What rough beast slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?
I went for a walk yesterday in the nicer parts of this town, in Shadyside where the money is in such deep pockets that it's mildewed. It's as high as $1400 a month over there to rent a 1-bedroom, unheard-of prices for...
Dave Jackson
$5,000 trashout expense?
I wanted to see if anyone's ever come across something like this before. I have a 2 bedroom, 1 bath unit (about 900 square feet). A tenant lived there for years and passed away and everything was pretty much left aban...