Pouyan G.
To inspect or not to inspect
I recently got under contract for a wholesale property in NC. My realtor walked the duplex property and gave me a good visual of the property. I'm in my due diligence phase with 3k emd already in and I'm wondering i...
Barry Cohen
Repair estimate after tenant moved out
I'm looking for some feedback, especially from my fellow Rochester, NY investors. My tenant left the duplex unit after almost being evicted. My property manager sent a request to their contractor to make the unit read...
Wendy Jiang
Need a place to vent about my cheap tenants
It's Friday afternoon and I need a place to vent...since I am preggo and can't drink wine now. My husband and I took over a duplex last year, with one unit occupied by a couple who had lived there for 16 years. Their ...
Carlos Quiros
Questions from a new investor..... :-/
Hello All-
New to investing and had a few questions for those seasoned investors. My wife and I are looking at the mid-west to start investing (Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, Pennsylvania or Kentucky) My question are in t...
Kyle Kipka
Single tenant passed away..proper procedure?
A few weeks ago I'd received a call from a man informing me that my tenant (his mother) had just passed away unexpectedly. I confirmed this with the local police department as well. The tenant was an older woman who l...
Robert Spiegel
Security Deposit Deduction: What is reasonable for cleaning
I recently had a long-term (5.5 years) tenant move out. She was a fantastic tenant—always paid on time, easy to work with, and took good care of the property overall. She did move in two cats during her tenancy (with ...
Lupe Cartagena
Tracking expenses on a flip
I am in the process of purchasing my first flip. I realized, I dont have a method for tracking my expenditures. Does anyone know of a good software program to track my expenses?I am purchasing a sfr. Thank you
Patrick McCracken
Question about closing costs?
Hi, new Pro member and have a question about the rental property calculator. I'm trying to figure out what needs to be included in closing costs. I see a lot of people use a low % (2-3%) for closing costs but shouldn'...
Kellen Driscoll
Stolen hand railing, my responsibility?
Hey BP,
I had a mobile welder come out and work on a staircase. They cut the steel handrail off and apparently left it near the staircase at the back of the property. They recently went back and called me to tell me ...
Tom Malloy
LL Kept Part of My Deposit
I live in California. My last LL kept $950 of my deposit for “damage”. We never had any initial walkthrough or property inspection. I never got receipts for the work either. Can he hold any of my deposit if there was...