Mark Forest
Define "service dog"
I have a strict no pet policy, but lately prospective tenants have been saying "but my dog is a service animal." Is there a legal definition in my state of Michigan of a service dog? I don't think I can even ask a pr...
James R.
I really dislike Airbnb. Anyone else?
Has anyone else submitted receipts to Airbnb for damages, let's say for $200 and they come back and say that they approved reimbursement for $150? That's bs. If the receipt says what it cost to do the repairs, that ...
Bruce Runn
Comments about Minneapolis and St Paul rent control initiatives
Wondering what thoughts people have on the very different rent stabilization initiatives on the ballot in Minneapolis and St. Paul?
Kevin Barnard
New tenant is really late
What's up BP been a while. I purchased a triplex OOS in November . Two of my inherited tenants always pay on time or within a few day . Now the 3rd cost me a bunch of money by leaving with no notice and trashing the p...
Matthew Kirkwold
Telling Tenants You're the Property Manager
Hello everyone,
I've heard that some people will tell their tenants they are the property manager so that when a dispute comes up they can say the "owner" is the "bad guy" and not them. On the other side of the coin,...
Leon Lee
Is 2% rule a good measure for STR
Hi, BP family
I was recently thinking about a good measure on whether it is worthwhile to convert LTR to STR. I asked around and got different answers. Some say that your STR gross income needs to be at least twice a...
Scott Trench
Intentionally Leave Property Vacant Due to Rent Control?
@Mindy Jensen and I were interviewing someone today for an episode of the BiggerPockets Money Show and the guy owns a condo in San Francisco (used to live there, now lives in Nashville, bought the place in SFO in 2009...
Daniel Fitzroy
Should you avoid becoming friends with your tenants?
What if you owned rental properties and when you went out to take care of a tenants complaint, you had a great chat with them and they invite you to go do something fun with them that you both enjoy like fishing for e...
Carol Venolia
Tenants want to breed dachshunds
I have a three-unit property, and the family in the main house has a well-behaved male dachshund. Now they want to get a female to keep the male company--and they want to breed and "find good homes for" the puppies. ...
Kenny Ness
How much should pet security deposit be? in Maryland Elkridge
Hi all I own a Condo I rent out in Elkridge Maryland 21075. Im currently looking for a new tenant and i have one from the miltary that has two small dogs 10 LBS and 18 LBS. i normally say no to pets but its now been ...