Mike Malyy
Apartments.com now requiring tax information
Hi All,So I am a very small time landlord and I use Apartments.com (formerly Cozy) to collect payments. This morning I got an email saying that they want my SSN to report any income I get over $600 to IRS. I have alwa...
Stephen E.
Jingle Bells: Tenant Christmas Gift Ideas
Well, we are getting around to the most wonderful time of the year and that means tenant Christmas gifts. I know some Scrooge like landlords skimp on this but I am convinced that Christmas gifts build good will and ar...
Rich Weese
If you are currently a private lender or have considered it, please weigh in.
Here is a question that was posed to me by an old friend recently. He is attempting to do some joint venture or syndication type transactions. In our conversation, I mentioned to him that I am aware of private individ...
Joshua Dorkin
How will the iPad Change the Real Estate Business?
After talking with quite a few people and after reading some interesting reviews, it seems that the iPad could be a real game changer for the real estate business (and many others). With that in mind, I thought we co...
Amber Gonion
St. Paul follows Minneapolis lead in limiting landlord rights
A little heads up from our local realtor association “The City Council on June 3 postponed a public hearing and vote on the SAFE Housing Tenant Protections, which would mandate several measures meant to protect tenant...
Thomas Mosely
BRRRR course question
I read a ton of books about investing in RE and the BRRRR method. I truly still did not have the confidence to make an offer and purchase a property. I'm looking for little push and help me minimize my mistakes. I re...
Luke H.
Tenants of 7yrs wants full deposit back.
Tenants of 7yrs leaves this month and is already requesting full deposit back. I explained that I had 30 days to do the accounting.
How do you guys handle these? It was like that when we moved in.That was from th...
BA R.
Have I lost my mind or does this make sense to anyone else?
I have been procrastinating on writing my business plan. I have a "good" excuse. I wanted to make up my mind once and for all what kind of entity I wanted to go with before I committed any thing to writing. After all...
Nadir M.
Unexpected cost by property Managment
Hello everyone,My PM charged me $290 for replacement of a cartridge on a tub faucet. Does $290 not sound like I was way over charged? I mean how expensive are parts and labor? Sometimes I think about trying to manage ...
Zain B.
Tenant has not paid rent and is not responding to call or text
Hello BP community, I have an out of state tenant who has rented my property for almost two years. He generally pays on time (some times before time) and I have never had an issue with collecting rent. Today is 6th of...