Jane S.
tenant injured, part of rent will be late
Due to injury the "wife" (unmarried couple) was out of work for 3 weeks. The "husband" just emailed me. Injury occurred 3 weeks ago but they didnt inform me about paying late. They write. "We will be depositing as muc...
Jeri Norris
Texas-Do I have to have an attorney for lease violation eviction?
I purchased a duplex across the street from my parents because the tenants (no lease/subletters) are nasty/high/rude to my parents and all neighbors on the street. Listed tenants moved out. I worked with the previous...
Alex Silang
Mass deportations: will it affect rental markets?
There are 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. If even just a quarter of them are removed, don't you think it would greatly affect housing markets? That'd be 2-3 million people not needing housing ...
Wes S.
Do investors negatively distort the market?
Hi BP,Do investors, purchasing a property with the sole expectation of renting it out, make it harder for owner-occupants to find affordable housing?This is the question that came up from a family member. He lives in...
Joshua Dorkin
The "Professional Tenant" from Hell: BEWARE ALL LANDLORDS!
I just finished reading one of the most incredible and shocking articles for the real estate investing industry. It is about a "professional tenant" (read: dirtbag) who may just be the worst there is.
If you are a c...
Account Closed
Pre-Foreclosure and owner being told to stay away.
I looked at a house today that is coming up for sheriff sale. The neighbors came out and started talking to me about the house. They had been told by someone hired by the bank to mow the lawn to tell the buyer he i...
James Peters
Person squatting with no lease at my father's home in Long Beach
The Long Beach Police have not been able to help with this situation, so I figured I would reach out to see if the BP community could offer some advice for a huge pain I have been dealing with for over 3 years.Here is...
Luka Milicevic
Would you take a tenant with a prior eviction
Had a tenant apply. Qualified on income and checks every box. Filled out all forms properly, and communicates very well. Has an eviction on record 6.5 years ago. If they applied 6 mo from now it would have not even sh...
Account Closed
Late payers, regulars, slow rolling every month
Earlier this year we took management of our properties back, so we are now self owned and operated. We have found that many tenants do not take the late fees or notices seriously, many want a payment arrangement each ...
Michael Bowser
Cozy???
If you use Cozy, what are your thoughts on it? How do you like it? Have you found any setbacks? OR if you use something else other than Cozy what do you like and not like about that platform. I am a new Landlord that ...