Orly Howard
STR Restrictions on deed
Hi BP'ersHas anyone ever come across restrictions on short term rentals on a deed? I was getting ready to sign a contract (in Sullivan County, upstate NY) when my lawyer informed me that it had this restriction. This ...
Jeff Howard
STR for Vacation Property 10 hours away
Situation: Wife and I are looking at getting a vacation lodge, condo, cabin, or house in New Mexico or Colorado for skiing and summer vacation. Want to pay for it by doing a STR type thing (VRBO, AirB&B). With t...
Mike L.
Need help with kicking out a sub tenant
I am managing a condo in Santa Ana, CA. In Santa Ana, it is common for the tenant to sublet the rooms out to other tenants. Although this is not technically legal, the police know the whole city does this and they t...
Sami Gren
Tenant woke up early morning to see a guy puttting on fire
Hi, my tenant just told me he woke up at 4 clock in the morning he smelled fire the fire alarm went on, and he opened the door and saw a paper with fire by his door and a guy standing there!, he right away put out ...
Ethan Epps
Owner Occupied Foreclosure, Help
Closing on my second foreclosure bought at auction tomorrow in SC. It is owner occupied still. I informed them two weeks ago that I won the property at auction and would need to take full ownership of the property on ...
Mervin James
Tenant retaliating by shutting off power in breaker box
Hello BiggerPockets community. I own a duplex and live downstairs. For a variety of reasons, I am wary of the upstairs tenants shutting off power to the property using the breaker box in their unit. What can be done i...
Lori Schaffer
Background check on Australian residents
Hello friends, I have a tenant application from a married couple from Australia. The husband is a U.S. national with an SSN. His wife is Australian, and does not have a U.S. SSN. He has a work history in the U.S. but ...
Brandon Turner
Leaky Pipe, Naked Tenant, Chain Locked Door: What Would You Do?
Just curious: what would YOU do in this situation? (The lady in this story has a history of "drama" with us - so nothing in this story is unusual.) A tenant called last week about a pipe that has been leaking in her c...
Benjamin Haberman
Crazy neighbor next door that is scaring everyone away
So we just listed our latest “flip” and the neighbor is a total psycho. My landscaping crew was there and she claimed to be electrocuted by a Verizon cable line. She screamed at our septic guy. She screamed at our pro...
Jason Allen
Tenant identity fraud
I am at a loss here. Maybe someone can help me out. So I have a couple who recently moved in Under fake names. Well not completely fake the female half Used her mother's name and had her mother's background check to a...