Simon D.
To rent or not to rent?
Hi All,I have a prospective tenant looking to rent my sf house. Tenant is a single mother with 2 teenage kids and a boyfriend. Mother makes around 20k/year with an additional 2k/month from a part time job. The boyfrie...
Steve K.
Mystery Insulation Inside HVAC Duct
Working on a flip and came across a head-scratcher... when cleaning the ducts I found a few softball-sized chunks of yellow fiberglass batt insulation INSIDE the ducts. I figured maybe it had fallen in during constru...
Christopher Adams
No Pets
Hey Everybody,I just have a quick question and it may have been asked before but I'm going to ask anyway :) Whats the deal with rentals and no pets? Now I know pets can be destructive but aren't kids just as if not ...
Michael Olesky
income of 3x the rent question
I have a quick question about the general rule of a possible tenant having an income of 3x's the rent. Does this rule change any depending on number of kids? If rent is 1000, then an income of 3000 seems fine f...
Jorgen Salveson
Seeking help in setting up seller finance / contract for deed
My parents helped me to win a bid on a house by purchasing it all cash in their names. We want to smoothly and efficiently transfer the property over to me via seller financing where my parents will act as the bank an...
John Bowler
Renting homes with pools
I am an investor in AZ. We have strict laws here that require pool safety fences for properties with children under the age of 6. This creates a dilemma for landlords since fair housing stops you from discriminating a...
Jeffrey Cervi
Passing real estate down to kids
Currently own a 2 bed 2 bath condo as a second home. Daughter lives in one half, and we use other half as place to crash when we are in town. Looking to transfer ownership to daughter while minimizing transaction cost...
Nicholas Miller
ridiculously high amount of rent
I have a small, one bedroom apartment that was filled by a property management company with a household of 4 ( 2 adults 2 children ). Being a one bedroom 900 sq ft space I thought a household of 4 was a stretch but w...
Travis Washington
Tree Removal
SHOULD I REMOVE THIS TREE? Why or why not?Ok, so I have this rather large tree (4-5' diameter) in front of my SFH property. It sits about 3' in front of the house. THe shade from the tree actually prevents grass fr...
Adrian Gonzalez
Can’t convince spouse to back me up
Hello, everyone I’ve spent about 5-6 months listening to OG BP podcasts and BP rookie podcasts as well as most of the books that are suggested in the shows trying to soak in as much knowledge as I can. I’ve been strug...