Rob Brautigam
Rental proximity to schools and other landmarks
I am currently looking at a multifamily unit within a 1/4 mile of an elementary school. I'm wondering if the proximity to schools would tend to have a positive/negative effect on sale/rent prices.While we are on the s...
Kristi C.
Strange issue involving vandal stalker...
I am looking at a property to buy for a rental, but there is a problem not related to the house itself.
I have a stalker who enjoys vandalizing my personal property. He has broken into my house and stolen things. He ...
Elijah LeClair
Newbie from San Jose, CA
Hello everyone!
My name is Elijah LeClair. I am 26 years old with a wife and 7 month old son.
I am new to the world of real estate. I have been reading for the past couple months and am trying to learn the lingo. I...
Dion McNeeley
From one deal to freedom.
It starts with one.I started out by moving into an apartment and renting out my house. I wanted to see if I could handle being a landlord, single parent with three kids and working full time. Once I decided I could ha...
Michele Fischer
Ability to exclude a person from the premesis
Background: We rent a 3 bedroom house to a grandmother. She has her grandchildren live with her intermittently as needed. Not uncommon in low income households. Two of the teenagers are authorized on the rental ag...
Mark Del Grosso
The things we Landlords find.
My tenant texts me yesterday to say he is finding small bugs in his bed and on the floor near his bed. My first thought is "bed bugs" but I have never seen or dealt with them so I do a quick search for images and ask ...
Rob J.
A squatter has taken residence in my rental property
Looking for feedback. I have a lease with a renter who moved on January 19th. After moving him out, his mother moved in and changed the locks. The police were called to remove her as trespasser, but the officers wo...
Nicholas Jose
New Jersey: My tenant has mental illness and is causing problems for my other tenants
Good afternoon, everyone.I have a tenant (under the age of 21) who is the daughter of a family who rents from my rental property. I believe she may have a mental illness based on what I am about to tell you, so with t...
William Barr
House flipping the "homeless hangout" -- advice needed
Recently we've started work on an inner-city house flip. Turns out, this property is a known homeless hangout. We didn't know this at the time of inspection, but since then we have had several run-ins with 2-3 homeles...
Manuel A.
LEGALIZATION OF ALL DRUGS
So I was reading the NUTS WITH GUNS post and that got me thinking about legalization of all drugs and I'm curious to hear what all our very smart BPer's think about this? It's fun as most people only talk about legali...