Sam Schlacter
My "unique" applicants! Would you rent them?
So as some of you who may have seen my posts would know..its about a month since I bought my first rental property. The property is awesome, in a great area. Even though I couldn't rent it out in my first month I am a...
Maria Marrero
Renting to brother. Now having issues
So I have an interesting question: I have a SFH that I’m renting to my brother and his family. He was so excited when I evicted my last tenants a little over a year ago bc he really likes this house and wanted to liv...
Weston Couch
What are your risk of a tenant suing you?
Do you know how much you could lose in a lawsuit from a tenant? Are you personally protected if a tenant has "a good case" against you?
Autumn Alexander
Is this lender scamming me?
So it's my first time getting a loan of any kind. And I want to make sure no one is trying to take advantage of me or scam me. I met a private lender on LinkedIn. We exchanged drivers license and he shared his Article...
Shane R Smith
Tenant wants to break a lease 3 months after signing!
Hello fellow BP'ers,The wife and I are having our first not quite sure what to do moment as landlords. Background: We bought our first duplex in October 2018. We inhearited 2 tenants that were had been there for 3 yrs...
Patrick Clark
Can I get a second opinion about upcoming guest
My wife and I are hosting on Airbnb and just received an initial message from a guest that instantly booked our place for April. Our current pricing structure is a base price with an extra fee per guest starting at 2 ...
Joe Kim
Need to replace a roof
My first property has had two whammy's against it. #1 Numerous repairs from day 1. Partly due to the property but partly due to a finicky tenant.#2 Property manager tells me the roof needs to be replaced - $4500 co...
Lisa Marie
Real Estate (especially STR) is not a get-rich-quick scheme
I am by no means an expert or even a veteran in real estate, but I have been on BP for a while and can’t help noticing that more and more people are coming on the board with a question like “I have decided to get into...
Andrew Magoun
30 yr or 10 yr fixed?
I own a property property outright and am looking to do a cash out refi of it. The property is in an LLC but is a single family. In talking with different local lenders I have two options:Option 1: 30 yr fixed rate at...
Katie Jewell
Structuring Repayment of Damages
We have a tenant that is accepting the letter we sent outlining the extensive damages she did. We did it legally and sent an itemized invoice with receipts and she is willing to pay us back over a period of years. We ...