Kathy Tran
Home owners insurance for Owner occupied Duplex
Hello everyone! I am getting ready to close on a property in the couple weeks. It’s time to look into home owners/rental insurance. I will be living in one unit and renting the other unit out. I am confused whether I ...
Emmanuel Sanchez
Tenant Claiming Damages To Personal Property
Hello BiggerPockets fam, I am wondering how to approach this issue with my tenant. Earlier this month, my tenant uncovered water damage along the baseboards and lower walls of the master bedroom. Immediately, we conta...
Aaron Cooper
Security Deposit Questions
I am finishing the a renovation of my first vacation rental and I could use some advise. So BP Community could you give me your advice on How to Collect Security Deposits? Is there an easy way to collect them online o...
Ellie Perlman
What did you do to maximize rent collections?
I own multifamily properties across the U.S. (GA, TX, FL) and recently implemented a plan to maximize rent collections. I wanted to share some of the tactics that have helped us collect over 99% of rents, and would lo...
Pandu Chimata
Insurance pays rent?
Hello everyone! I hope you are doing good and safe! I have received an inquiry for my furnished rental house through an agent. The agent says the tenant's house was damaged due to fire and it's covered by insurance. T...
Gordon Wong
Converting primary residence into a rental
The house is in Nevada and i'm working and living in NY now. It was purchased 3 years ago as a owner occupied. Now my brother lives in it and pays all the bills. I would like to turn it into a rental property, not to ...
Sonny Dong
Managing entrance on Duplex?
Securing a duplex and house hacking one side. Each side is 3/2.5. Would it be wise to install a RING doorbell to monitor who goes in and out of the unit since I would be renting out by room? (renting out by room would...
Anjali L.
Tenant stopped paying after Hurricane IDA
One of my tenants living in the basement units stopped paying after Ida quoting her mattress and some other stuff was damaged. I was at the unit next day and nothing major, really. I mean people have lost lives in NJ ...
Deepa Gorajia
Rental insurance requirement for month-to-month lease
I know that I can require rental insurance from tenants when the initial lease is being signed. How about if the lease has been converted to a month-to-month. Can I send them a notice asking to carry rental insurance ...
Chris Gottshall
Insuring a MN Multifamily Property in a Trust
I own a multifamily property in Saint Paul, MN that is titled to my trust. Liberty Mutual was willing to issue a normal residential landlord policy without any problem, but recently Auto-Owners came back and said if i...