Dontrea Riser
Berlin Freezes Rents for 5 Years in a Bid to Slow Gentrification
Do you feel this needs to take place in more places? How do you feel about the effects of gentrifying neighborhoods?
Chris Trupiano
College town investors - how do you cover excessive damages?
Hello BP,
I'm soon to close on a single family house thanks to my mentor. For my next step I've been thinking about house hacking a 4-plex during college, which I'll be entering this fall. My main concern is excessiv...
Sam Leon
Not renewing a lease - do you owe tenant an honest explanation?
One year lease about to be up and I am not renewing. Tenant has been a real pain to deal with. Too many lies and excuses, you know what I mean.Now do you tell the tenant why you won't be renewing? Or do you make so...
Duane Ward
Hazardous environment housing
We found a property that on paper and in person appears to be a good deal. The problem is, it's in a high flood zone that was previously heavily effected by Sandy. The properties foundation since that time has been ra...
Account Closed
Property Inspection advice
Hello
What should I look for when inspecting the property? Can I ask the tenants to leave the house while I inspect? I do not want to wear a mask because then I cannot smell cigarette smoke.
Yes ..I am new to prope...
Willie Brown
Autumn Property Management
Hi guys, I'm an out of state investor and have one property in Detroit. Currently have a tenant that use to be section 8 as of 3 months ago so there aren't any rents coming in. Anyways for whatever reason I haven't be...
Steve Chenoweth
various questions on property insurance and tenants
I don’t know much at all about insurance for investment properties. So I feel I should break this down into a series of questions.
Can the quality of insurance you get for an investment house depend on the tenant’s b...
Joshua Harbor
Damage to property from renters friend
When our renter was moving out, his friend who was helping him move damaged the garage door of another unit. The friend left his contact information but has not returned any phone calls. Can we withhold the damage fr...
Clifton Ho
Tenant is threatening to sue me over my deposit for withholding.
Hi - I have a bit of a complicated tenant situation. I rented my house out to four roommates who all signed one lease. Three of them moved out this past Aug 30. However, one roommate decided to stay an extra month an...
Bienes Raices
Termites in REO
I made an offer on an REO (bank never responded, so we were planning to resubmit) and then the agent discovered an inspection report that shows evidence of termites.
Has anyone here ever just lowered their offer amou...