Courtney Shore
Writing our first lease - What are we overlooking?
Hello! My husband and I are new to the real estate investing game. We just bought our first property and have an approved tenant that is getting ready to move into the home. We're finalizing our lease. In addition to ...
Adam Pierce
Should I make my girlfriend sign a lease?
Hi BP,So I'm planning on buying my first home around the end of the year and I would like to allow my girlfriend to live with me. We have been going out for about 6 months and I was wondering if I should create a rent...
Michael Montalto
use and occupancy agreement vs. lease/rental agreement
Hi - I have an agreement in place to purchase a condo. The seller is also purchasing another property. Our close date is July 1st but he wants to stay in the unit until Sept 1st He wants to enter into a use and occup...
Michael Ashley
Seller Financing and Lease Options in Houston, Texas
Hi, my name is Michael new to posting on BP have a question for Investors That invest in Texas. I Found a duplex property here in Houston, Texas if I purchase the duplex through seller finance (both units currently va...
Lenin Belangonda
signing lease for new tenant while its occupied
HiMy current tenant (my first) is moving out after the lease ends in two months. They are great tenants and moving out because they bought a house and notified me well in advance. They are also ok in letting me show ...
Vivian D.
Unauthorized tenant - add to lease with increased rent?
Hi everyone,First off, very grateful for everything I can learn from BP and to everyone for the contributions.My question this time. I have just done my first scheduled maintenance visit to my first rental (great tip ...
Kevin Turk
Long / Longer term lease for tenants / rate increases
Hi everyone, thank you for taking the time to read my post and providing your recommendations.I am currently house hacking in Philadelphia and have a beautiful 2 bed 2.5 bath that I'm renting out. The tenants are payi...
Roland Park
New potential tenant wants to sign lease early
Good evening,I have a tenant who’ll be moving out at the end of June. I have someone lined up already for the property. They’ve already given me the application and I’m in the process of screening them. If all checks ...
Walker Snowden
Old Tenet Won't Sign Off of the Lease
The current problem that I am facing is that I have moved into an apartment with a friend of mine. Her old roommate moved out but is refusing to get off of the lease. The property manager knows I am the new tenant so ...
Manoj N.
Tenant wants "Lease Buy-Out". How to respond?
Current lease by three tenants (joint and several) ends May '17. One tenant wants to leave sooner and he offered me a deal he calls "lease buy-out". Instead of him finding a suitable replacement (which I had agreed) ...