Rich Cavanagh
Natural disasters and your PM
I've read a lot of threads that list what to look for in a property manager. What they take care of and how they take care of it basically. There isn't a whole lot that I have found on how PM's and their owners handle...
Leonard Brown
Should I buy a property with termites?
Hi BP, I’ve gotten several calls from clients on this topic over the past few months and thought I’d touch on it here. Here’s a Thursday tidbit for the community. When it comes to termites and investment properties, d...
Ryan Tyree
Analysis questions regarding debt service and lienable utilities
I see the term Expense Ratio tossed around a lot on the forums. This was not a number I have been using in my analyses so I wanted to gain some clarity on exactly what is included in this number. For instance, I bel...
Corey Dutton
Hedge Fund in California Swears to Put the Small Guys Out of Business
A prominent real estate investor in California related a story to me yesterday that nearly knocked me off my chair. This real estate investor specializes in real estate flips and rental properties in California, and h...
Christian Lincoln
Litigious Tenant
A kid moved into my 6 bedroom house. After he moved in he tells me he has asthma and the other kids smoke in the house. I write a tough email to other tenants defending this kid and telling them no smoking AT ALL in h...
Meghan McCallum
Lead Paint Certified Contractors
Tonight at our investor meeting we heard an ignored tale. One of that of the Federal and local regulations on rehabs have been around for 15 years and NO ONE has been applying them EXCEPT for the new trendy group that...
Nathan Gesner
Is the STR boom hurting your market?
Sedona, Arizona is paying STR Landlords to rent to long-term tenants. Are you seeing pushback in your market? What do you think will happen in the future?https://nypost.com/2022/08/22/...
Pete Bhanshali
Chicago deposit law didn't pay tenant deposit interest (.10 cent)
Hello Everyone,
Running into weird issue, I had a tenant in my condo. As per law I kept the deposit in separate interest bearing account. The Law states I should pay them the interest from the deposit at the end of ...
Joe Black
Tenants Moved out and Damages in the property
Hello, the tenants of one of my condo property were served with (3) days for not paying rent and they moved out; however, they damaged the walls (holes), doors (cracks), broker shower handle, etc. Both tenants are on...
Will Hurlock
Can a landlord file for a temp restraining order to evict ?
Can a landlord file for a TRO as a means to bypass the common legal eviction procedure ?I live in a rented townhouse with two roommates, one of who'm invited me to move down here from PA in July. She was already renti...