Foley Ma
Tenant volunteering to upgrade/maintain house for a reduced rent
Hello BP,I'm a 1st time landlord. I am in the process of renting out my current SFH. I will be moving to my new house in a few days about 45 minutes away. I have in a fairly tight knit neighborhood, and one of the pre...
Gen Young
Property Management Maintenance and Flat rate vendors
Hi everyone,I have a couple properties managed by a prop management that charges me a flat rate fee monthly. I seem to constantly have repairs for an 8 year old home (which the tenant does not even pay on time), inclu...
Jonathan Buckelew
Benefits of getting my real estate brokers license
Hey everyone- do I saw a post earlier this week asking about any negative aspects to getting one’s RE license. One that stood out was the liability component. For example, being a licensed RE broker, you have to alway...
Account Closed
Would ths be discrimination?
I am trying to navigate the fine line between what is legal and not...lets say you have a multifamily property, and one family is responsible and clean, while the other lives in a disgusting pile of crap inside your u...
Jennifer Richmond
Large yard: Asset or Liability?
Hi there, I'm considering purchasing a SFH in mid-Michigan with a large backyard - about .25 acre. It is fenced, but since the tenants would be responsible for the mowing and upkeep, I'm concerned that the size of th...
Jim Goebel
Extremely Petty Neigbor during Renovation - what to do?!
So, wow.A neighbor next door, let's call her Jewel-EE - seems to be on a mission of sorts. That mission so far as I can tell is to be as silly and petty as she possibly can be during the process of us renovating the ...
Rob Strickland
Does it make sense to install security as a landlord?
We are getting ready to rent out our first property which is a 3 unit and we're thinking it would be a good idea for the property to have a security system in place. It's right on the edge of the very desirable locat...
Stephanie Lella
Pit bulls in low income housing
Does anyone have experience allowing pit bulls or other "dangerous breeds" in low income housing units? What is the liability to the home owner if I put a specific clause in the lease regarding pet behavior and owner ...
Andrew S.
Neighbor's dead tree threatening to fall....
I have a rental property with a fenced-in backyard. There is a dead tree (fairly massive size) right on the neighbor's side of the fence that is leaning toward my property. The tree is definitely dead and it will...
Tyler Evans
The big leap
With the sale of my 4th flip happening in about a week, I sit here pondering why didn't I start this sooner!? The felling of working your A** off and after uncle Sam gets paid of course, the feeling of making your own...