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Any insight on using a tenant's security deposit as their final month's rent?After giving notice that he and his family are moving out of the building, a tenant asked if he could surrender his security deposit to cove...
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I am a newbie to Real Estate investing in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and wondering if I should rent my home which has a pool. If someone has been successfully renting a single family home with a pool I would greatly ap...
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Hey BP community. Yesterday I closed on an 11 unit storage facility. I'm inheriting month to month leases with no security deposits. The Seller was super casual in many regards, as all but 1 of the tenants have been r...
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I recently acquired a two unit and am trying to get tenants. I’ve never had a rental with gas. I have to carbon detectors in. Is there any other protections or protocols people use here as opposed to when they do all ...
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Hi all,Fast forward to January 1, 2019. I have recently graduated back in August, 2018. I have saved up $14,000 for the purposes of investing. I'll buy a duplex with an FHA loan total of $75k (leaving 1/3 or more of t...
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First, let me introduce myself. My name is Bryan Swallow, I am in the disaster restoration industry as a damage mitigator, as well as an instructor. Over the years I've worked on hundreds of projects, from small damag...
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Hello! I need an advice from an investors community. We had a really cold winter. One day the maintainance guy came at the property and discovered standing water in the basement. Then he discovered lots of bursted pip...
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Disclaimer: I understand there are quite a few threads on "bursting pipe liability" on this site. However, they all seem to have a few different scenarios or circumstances that are situationally unique. Lastly, a frie...
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Hi everyone, I have recently been renting out my first house for the past year and a half. The tenants have been great and we have maintained good communication if anything needs fixed or addressed. However, they have...