Mark Updegraff
Using a buyer's agent versus contacting the seller's agent every time and why REALTORS need a special level of TRUST with their "investors"
I'm a licensed broker here in Upstate NY and I'm amazed at the lack of understanding that new investors have when it comes to agency. A close colleague and mentor in the business put it quite simply when I shared my ...
Sarah Smith
Need Some Creative Ideas for Tear Down
My grandmother passed years ago. Many years prior to her passing she moved out of the home to live with another family and the home sat vacant for a very long time without anyone checking on it. Thru the years it has ...
Suja N.
Neighbor wants to inspect my trees
Hello BP,I was wondering if the community could help me with a neighbor's request. I have some tall trees in my rental property in the city of Seattle. I have a neighbor who has repeatedly expressed concern that the...
Jason Schatz
collecting late fees from tenant
I have been reading a lot of the good posts on here about structuring of late fees and it has been helpful. My leases currently have rent due on the 1st with a 5 day grace period and a flat late fee of $50 after that...
Remington Lyman
Contract left back doors open and I am out $2,000 in appliances
A contractor put in barn doors in my out-of-state client’s duplex that I am managing in Columbus, Ohio near The Ohio State University.I guess they left the back doors opened because when I went to do a tour today they...
Babek Sandhar
Corona will have heavy impact on economy and lead to foreclosures
CoVid will have a huge impact on the economy. Federal rate cuts and job losses are already being felt.I expect this to have a domino effect on the real estate market within a few months. With foreclosures expected to ...
Jimmy Lieu
Is 2019 a good year to invest in real estate?
I am a newbie in real estate but I am wondering if 2019 is a good year to invest in real estate? Or do you believe the housing market is getting a bit overpriced? Should I wait until the next housing market to cool of...
Matthew McNeil
Rent Strike Will Become Psychological Nemesis
I’ve read a few articles reporting that the idea of Rent Strike(s) is gaining momentum. Apparently, advocates have moved past a request seeking deferred payments, or other options, to simply demanding that rent be wai...
Amy Mueller
tenants complain of paranormal activity
Two days before rent was due my tenant asked if I had been at their house the night before because the garage door was up and the light upstairs was off that they usually leave on. I had not and suggested that the ga...
Account Closed
Tenant harassment (i have an autistic toddler)
The neighbor above me has been stomping over my head very early in the morning 5am and after "quiet hours" late at night well after midnight. She slams doors, she "drops" things which shake my apartment ceiling. I hav...