Nick Patel
Can you make Tenant pay fix amount for repairs
I am creating Baltimore County, Maryland Tenant lease and want to know if you can make Tenant pay $50 for each service call or $50 for each Repair. Is this legal in Baltimore county? If i am not mistaking, Landlord i...
Lucas Pfaff
Tenants Pay a Portion of Appliance Repairs
Hi all,I've been advised to add a clause in my lease stipulating that tenants pay for a portion of repairs. The idea being that such a clause will prevent them from calling in repair people without thought. Historical...
Trevor Lohman
Hi from Tustin, CA
Hello Bigger Pockets!
My name is Trevor, I'm 24, and I'm living in Tustin, CA. I am an Anatomy Professor and a Health Care Administrator. I Love teaching, but I can't say I love my full time Rehab Director ...
Blake Furtick
Lending for investors with multiple mortgages
Hey guys,Hope everyone is doing well! I just had a few questions for you all. My wife and I have been investing in real estate for the past 5 years. We have 3 SFH and a primary residence. We currently have a total of ...
William C.
More Accurate Pre-Purchase Calculations (Focus on Repairs/Maint)
As I "run the numbers" to estimate the cashflow potential of a property, a sticking point for me has always been accurately representing the Vacancy Rate and the Repairs/Maintenance costs. The Vacancy Rate is somethin...
David Moore
Low Profit Margin on Multi-Unit Properties?
I've been an investor in SFR exclusively, but this past summer, tried to enter the multi dwelling unit market. For each multi family I looked at, whether in a nice tree lined neighborhood in the suburb, or in the cit...
Stephanie Bureau
Farm House Hacking
So I'm working on doing some wholesaling for my first couple of deals, but long term we want to do buy and hold rentals. I know house hacking is a good way to get started, but we have 4 dogs (mainly large dogs) and a ...
Sawyer Dina
Financing Ideas for a Unicorn of a Deal -- THANKS!
Here's the Deal: We picked up a flip for $72,500 and the neighbor wanted to buy it off of us. His motive is to move his parents into this house because they are sick.We have a signed purchase contract for $115,000 wit...
Jimmy Hong
How to remove previous owner's 20 years of smoking smell?
Hello BP Nation,
We have a property in Gilbert, AZ purchase about a year ago. We are looking to sell but there is an ingrained smoking odor from previous owner's 20 years of smoking. Our agent could smell i...
Jacob Wyatt
More yard or more parking to maximize rental property income
Hi BP community!My wife and I just bought a home around the Morgan Street Junction in West Seattle. It is a small, old house on a small (4k sqft) lot. It is zoned commercial and LR2. We definitely plan to develop it i...