Danny Szczotka
Out of town landlord, Use a property manager or not?
Hi All,This may seem like a strange question but at the moment I am a renter not an investor so maybe it will make sense.I'm likely to rent a property from an out of town landlord. He offered to forgo a property manag...
Jeremiah O'Neill
Easement question
I am in the process of purchasing a single family home that appears to encroach on the neighbors property by about 2ft (2ft into the neighbors property and about 15ft long). Both the lot being considered and the neig...
Stanley J Okazaki
Trimming the fat off your rental portfoilio
Wondering if any experienced landlords/ property managers out there have figured out how to "trim the fat" off their rental property expenses & or time allotted to them? Examples include: -writing into the contrac...
Vijaianand Thirunageswaram
Property Management Companies-Investor Perception & Practicality
Howdy,I want to hit on this topic in local forum since I saw related hot topic in the BP main forum. I know many have said that they don't like their property manager and complained and shared their expectations. I a...
Robbie Shiver
Short Term Rental Alternatives? Need Help/Ideas
Hi all, I'm
wondering anyone aware of a resource that would provide alternative
options for a property that is currently listed on Airbnb? For
context - I have a five bedroom home, split in two units in ATL. I ...
Shelley Marko
Deceased tax lien sale
My friend has passed away and has no mortgage on property and only owes $1200 in taxes for 3 years deliquent The sheriff delivered the paperwork to my house as he used to live next door and he has no heirs. I wanted t...
William Plymouth
What to do if a seller asks you to lower your commission
If a seller asked you to lower commission, how would you respond? Is there ever any reason to agree to a commission cut?
Joseph W Lennon
What to do when a tenant offers partial payment
What do I do if my tenant offers partial rent payment? The say they will be able to pay the remaining balance on their next payday? Do I accept it? I've heard that accepting partial payment makes it harder to win an e...
Joshua Awodele
Which is better: Buying vs Building
Hey guys,My partner and I were having a conversation about which approach is better: either buying a rental property or building a complex with the same amount of capital e.g $500,000.To me, the analysis makes more se...
Account Closed
Can you do this?
Step 1. Make a year lease with a tenantStep 2. Sign a purchase agreement to close the date that lease endsThis was suggested to me by my CPA. He didn't know if you could actually do it.