Allison Dorbad
Tenants divorcing and both want house!
We have a single-family home that we leased to tenants in March. The wife called to say the husband had his girlfriend and her son move in while she was away and put her belongings in the garage for her to retrieve at...
Kavi S.
Buying my sister's underwater house
My sister is looking to sell her house and there HAS to be something I can do here. Off the bat, I'm doing this to make our entire family better off, not just myself.My sister bought a foreclosure for $230k-ish, my mo...
Devlin Mcconnell
Full bath vs 3/4 bath
My question for the forum is: does making the only bathroom in the unit a 3/4 bath cause it to lose a significant amount of value? Even if it makes the bathroom more practical?Background: This is my first bigger pocke...
John K.
Tenants Changing In Unit Security Deposit
Situation: Two adults, two children. The two adults are parent and child (over 18), both are on the current lease. They were inherited tenants, and have been EXCELLENT tenants almost always paying on time like clock...
Dennis Callaghan
Tenants not getting along
Hello BP, I could use some help here on what my legal responsibilities are. I rent to college student here in NY State and an arguement has ensued over a desk between two tenants in which one said they owned it and le...
Cal C.
My Phantom Tenant picked by my ex-PM company
I recently evicted a tenant who had never lived in my property. He had signed the lease as a favor for his sister in law (a professional tenant). I could go on and on about this tenancy, but that is not the reason f...
Kevin W.
Tenant screening question
I have a tenant interested in one of my units for rent. She mentioned that it would be her and her bf and proceeded to tell me her bf has misdemeanors and parole violation. When I raised doubts saying that that woul...
Chris Bruni
Introducing Chris Bruni
Hello all:My name is Chris Bruni and I'm new to Bigger Pockets, but not new to real estate investing. I have been a small-time investor and owner for the past 15 years, but have recently started to ramp up my portfol...
Jane S.
Question about occupants
Recently rented to a family of 5 with 2 adult men unemployed. A little nervous about that but the numbers worked, the women are carrying the financial burden.When I went there Saturday to do the condition inventory th...
Greg Downey
Occupants per room limit
BP crew,Quick question regarding Missouri Landlord Tenant law. Is there a limit to how many people can be living in a home per bedroom? I ask because I have an application that I will in all likelihood be denying as ...