Alan Asriants
Why I accept pets for my rental properties
There's a common belief among landlords that pets are an absolute "no-go." While I prefer not to have pets in my apartments, I don't always provide a strict no. The main reason behind that is tenant quality. I mainly ...
Hiro Kitagawa
Considering to do house hack as Airbnb
Hi all,I have recently acquired a duplex to do house hack with. I was planning to have a long term tenant but received some comments to do Airbnb as well. It is a 2BED/1BATH unit. For anyone who has done something ...
AJ Wong
Greatest generational transfer of wealth is well underway...
Howdy BP,
I'm just beginning to contribute to community forums, but I have previously written about recent successes with the utilization of seller carried financing. In my previous post I highlighted that the proper...
Ben S.
How to generate additional income from my 10 unit property?
I have a property in southern Maryland with 10 single family homes (around 950 sqft each, most 3/1) on 5 acres. It's my own little community as its in a pretty rural area. The homes are roughly in a circle with a smal...
Lois S.
How to handle possible flea problem with vacating tenant?
All of my rentals have been 'no pet' properties, but...I have a tenant leaving soon who brought in an "assistance" animal - a dog.So I have a few questions.If you know the tenant has a dog, do you require them to flea...
Lynn B.
Selling A Rental With Existing Tenants
A few weeks ago, I was eager to begin the process of renting to an acquaintance who requested to rent my parent's property as it would have been additional income for my parent as well as cover expenses (no mortgage)....
Philip Gibbs
Property management fees
hello BP team and investors. I have a question about property management. I have recently purchased a property and went through them for the rehab piece. The rehab was 20K for a duplex. I have yet to receive my first ...
Marc Cleverley
Cat pee in concrete
Didnt see a previous BP topic on cat piss for concrete. We fell into this property for a great price, but the house reeks now. We are worried about the walls and the concrete since it is porous. Any ideas on how to re...
William Avery
What are your methods to remove pet odors?
I have a property where one bedroom was used as a 'kennel' or pet 'outhouse'. I am having trouble getting rid of the smells.Concrete floor. Carpet is gone. Tack strip is gone. All solid matter has been removed. Bleach...
Alex Lawson
What maintenance issues do you not cover?
We have had a set of tenants that had kids with some special needs and they were pretty rough on the house. Wonderful family paid on time always and we sympathize with the needs of the kids. We went above and beyond f...