Carey Branam
Late rent again, time to evict?
So I had new tenants move in the last week of July. They paid their first week of rent of rent upon move in (first mistake I should have requested the entire month of August at that time!). Then, August 1 comes, no r...
Dana R.
Tenant scheduled a repair without notifying me first
I have a tenant who emailed me at my work e-mail account on Christmas about a leaking garbage disposal that didn't seem to work anymore and that they had scheduled Roto Rooter to come fix it. Normally, I know that a l...
Jamie Montpellier
Paying your tenants water arrears... Fair?
So I received my weekly mail this morning through that convenient slot in my door and curiosity made me go pick up that envelope and in that formal letterhead I saw the utilities' company's name in bold letters. Sure...
James H.
First late payment on rental: common in February?
Okay, I suppose that buying the house, rehabbing the house, screening the tentants and leasing the house were the EASY part. Now I suppose the journey officially begins..
So, I have had my first tenants now for comin...
Taylor Comer
Rent Payment Options
Hello again!As a new landlord, I am trying to figure out the "best" option for my tenants to pay rent each month. I have looked around BP and read some articles and have a few ideas for a system I would actually use.....
Derek Petersen
RE Biz Scaling, Roles, Working with your Spouse
To the folks who have gone from real estate as a lucrative hobby to opting out of your W2 and transitioning to a business-After you have developed your business plan; the how, the why, and the what at some point you w...
Ricky Priester
1% Rule. Charleston Sourh Carolina
Is this rule still applicable in a crazy market environment like we are in right now. You can hardly find anything in Charleston SC for less than 150k to start. Anyone have any ideas or advice?
Derek Carroll
HOA lien for payment one week overdue
My HOA on an investment property is threatening to put a lien on my property if future dues as late at all. Even one week or one day. Can they legally do this? They are also threatening to stop water and trash remova...
Byron Bohlsen
House hacking tenant never home
Hi guys,I am 2/3rds through my first month house hacking. It seems so far the tenant has spent only a few nights here, he spends an awful lot of time away from home. He has also been quite unresponsive to emails and h...
Robert Jenkins
Yellow Letter recieved Owner dead
So i sent out yellow letters monday, got a call wednesday. The owner i mailed the letter to died, the daughter is the one that called me, she's out of town about 45minutes - 1hour away from where i live. The owner jus...