Melissa Silk
Renter stiffed me - next steps?
I have a small condo that I short-term rent in the summer months. This is my first winter as the owner, so I decided to try and get someone in during the off season. Being only 20 minutes from Portland, ME and Maine M...
John Chang
Landlord question - what to do about suspected drug dealer
Hi, I am a landlord in Orange County, CA and at the beginning of the year I had a tenant move in and he seemed great and always pays on time. We never did do a background check but I believed him when he said he was a...
Richard Rohrbough
What would you do?
I have tenants who are nearing the end of their 6-month lease which expires July 31.They are smoking in my rental in violation of the lease agreement.They are also paying $1625 for my 2/1 SFH which is at the top end o...
Sachin Acharya
Marketing when you don't have cash?
Dear Experts I'm currently in the education phase, and one thing that is constantly spoken about is the importance of and the different strategies involved in marketing.I get it that the goal is to receive opportuniti...
Mike Nelson
Homeowner’s insurance claim covered yet tenant’s insurance didn’t cover temp housing
We have a small rental property that had a tub drain leak causing extensive damage to the floor/subfloor. We ended up filing a claim with our insurance. Our insurance covered new floors for the entire house as well re...
Lisa L.
Partial payment rent or security deposit ?
Hi BP community, hoping everyone is doing well during this pandemic.My tenant moved in on April 1st. She couldn’t afford the whole security deposit at one time, so we had an agreement in the lease that she’ll pay $200...
Michael Randle
Investing in Properties that owe back taxes.
Occasionally I see people who invest in Tax Liens or you hear on the ratio 'Invest in government guaranteed tax foreclosures blah blah guaranteed 1,000,000% return on investment'.But I am interested in what/how people...
Brittny Saville
Short term stays
I bought an 8 bedroom house in Brentwood Pa and lived in it for 1 year. The rooms are furnished so i decided to rent the rooms out through Airbnb for stays of 30 days plus. I need to know legally how rooms can I rent ...
Holly Bixler
Tenant broke lease but agreed not to in the future, want her out!
We bought a duplex with tenants already in place. The one with a two year lease has a trashed yard and says she can not afford her storage unit. She has been breaking the lease by subletting for the past ? Years becau...
Ton Ratana
Is rent subject to sales tax?
A newbie got a question here, so thanks in advance for all answers.I am curious if rent paid by tenant is subject to sales tax. In other words, when a landlord collects rent, does he/she has to cut part of it for sal...