Kristi C.
Evicting for Stealing Power
How many days do I have to give a tenant to leave for stealing power? She has paid her rents, but I just found out she's been stealing power since May. I got a call from police and city inspectors about it. Now the p...
Katie Willcox
Pre-Screening - Are We Being Too Tough?
Hi Everyone!We took possession of our first rental on July 15th and we are self-managing it. We've prepared a pre-screening questionnaire with guidance from Heather & Brandon Turner's Managing Rental Properties b...
Mabel L.
Re: What would you do with a lifetime leased unit?
I need some input for a SF specific situation that no one but those who knows the tenants laws in SF could possibly understand:I purchased a 1 bdrm TIC to live in, moved back home temporarily (so I thought) when my mo...
David Rundle
SAFE Act in Oklahoma & Lonnie deals
I see John Fedro's post that Oklahoma requires a Mobile Home retailer's license . This has just further confused me. I found a deal to buy a mobile home and the seller is extremely motivated. However I'm hesita...
Account Closed
Successful on just Rental Properties?
Just a Question to people that like to buy houses and rent them out and others that have and still do but also, Buy and sell, Wholesale and all that good stuff. Are you able to be really successful in only Owning hous...
Mindy Jensen
Automatically Eliminating Criminal Records? Not so fast, says HUD
Criminal record? For years, landlords have been able to automatically disqualify any tenant with a criminal record - as they were not a protected class under Fair Housing Laws. Recent recommendations from HUD are call...
Dan H.
Reason not to rent to smokers - terminate tenant w/ few options?
We no longer rent to smokers but we used to rent to smokers with the condition that they smoke outside.
We have a tenant that is a from the time that we rented to smokers. They have been good at only smoking outside...
Jesse M.
Where to stash cash for short term?
Howdy. I'm looking for recommendations on which vehicle I should use to stash some funds to be used at a later time. Let's say it's more than 10k but less than 200k. A friend suggested municipal bonds but I'm not sure...
Maria Marrero
Tenants don't want to move
My tenants have loved at my property since 2011. We now have a month to month lease. I have them 60 day notice (even though I only have to give them 30 as per lease) and they told me that they won't move out. Do I evi...
Bonnie Rhodes
What age did you start investing?
Obviously, there is no correct answer. Some investors have the freedom to start when they are in college/a young adult while others decide to invest closer to retirement. With that being said, at what age did YOU begi...