Justin Johnson
First rental, not renting. Suggestions.
Closed on my first single family rental 21 days ago. Listed it immediately with the disclaimer it was being rehabbed (nothing major, but lots of little stuff). We have had at least 12-15 groups/families walk through a...
Kim Parker
Entering rental w/o tenant?
HI all, thank you in advance for your wisdom and experience! My husband and I are new to investing in real estate. We have an SFH rented to a nice couple. There’s an issue with the oven and since we are new owners I m...
Mila F.
Business vs People dilemma - what would you do?
Would you guys agree to extend tenants' lease by six weeks (until early July), knowing this makes you miss the peak rental season in this specific area? And knowing that in this case you'd be marketing your property a...
Brent Langlinais
Sublet lease question, for medium term rental arbitrage
HI gang, thanks in advance for your insights. I'm a veteran ER travel nurse of 9 years having worked dozens of contracts throughout the country. But the industry has progressively tightened it's belt over the past 12...
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Sec. 8 Vouchers ?
Hi everyone,
Is it worth it to rent your property to a sec. 8 tenant ? What are some of the benefits of this program ? I'm assuming you get fair market value for your rental units ? How does the inspection process wo...
Gwen Fyfe
Would you blacklist whole family of an evicted tenant?
This is a bit of a hypothetical, but I'm starting to think it's going to happen at some point. It's also a funny story. :)I'm currently in the middle of evicting one of my tenants, Nora Jerk. Nora is a single lady wit...
Charlie MacPherson
A Guide for Photographing Real Estate
The purpose of your real estate photos is to create enough interest in a prospect's mind to cause them to call, tour the house or attend an open house. Bad photos mean that most buyers will, as the kids say these day...
Sonny Sach
Rental agreement - Tenant must allow to show property
Hello all,Does anyone have language in their rental agreement that the current tenant must allow the landlord to show the property in the last 30 days of the contract? I just had a tenant move out but he would not le...
Nick Patel
how to sell REO property
Dear BP members,Recently we took back Vacant property (Deed In Lieu). Now we own this property and want to sell. 1. We have inspected inside and noticed lots of trash left by the previous owner. Should we clean out fi...
Juan Alvarez
To sell rehabbed property or hold options
I started my real estate investing journey earlier this year by buying an out of state property in Detroit Michigan with the goal to fix and flip as a turnkey. I did some major rehab (new roof, windows, etc) and also ...