Renee R.
Applicant has no email address and red flags
I posted an available unit on Craigslist and was contacted by the son of a possible applicant because the father has no email address. I did my standard phone screening and also told the son that if the father applies...
John Higgins
How would you handle this development deal?
Hi everyone. Long time reader here.There is a busy road with 8 single family houses. The area, once out of the way, has grown into a hot new area of town.The land where these homes sit, is now becoming prime retail/of...
Christine Swaidan
Do I Have To Return Her Holding Deposit?
Woman wanted to rent an apartment. She wrote on her application that her building had been sold and rent was increased. She said she did not want to move but she could not afford new rent. I ran her credit around Octo...
Lem Diaz
How do lenders view debt when looking at a 2nd investment prop?
Disclaimer: I live in the SF Bay Area (aka reallllly expensive to buy anything).Help me understand how lenders view debt. So let's say I purchase a SFH for $800k and put down 160k (20%). So now I owe 640k. For that ...
Sergei Genchev
How do I find a wholesaler?
I am relatively new to real estate. We bought our first rental house not quite a year ago. It works out OK, but we paid market for it. I am trying to be smarter now, and look for a deal, but I have no clue where the...
Michael Madden
Unpaid water bill by tenant in SF. Milwaukee WI
So I have a tenant that did not pay the water bill when the move. It's over $800. It's in there a new law on the books that holds tenants accountable for their water bill?
Aaron DiCaprio
‘No pet’ co-op boots out family over teen’s ESA. Co-op must pay!
Unreal! Has anyone come across someone being kicked out of their unit due to ESA and a no pet policy? Seems like the co-op being so Draconian backfired. I can see if the ESA wasn't legit but appears the co-op didn'...
Stephen Shelton
Utility denying responsibility for electrical problem
Recently I got a call from a tenant stating that the electric was going crazy in her house. Lights were extra bright, shutting off the breaker to the fridge caused lights to flicker, and some bulbs burnt out while I ...
Jason Mizell
upcoming rental legislation
Anyone in Arkansas know anything about the House bill HB 1410 that is being voted on soon? I'm in Little Rock and wondering what kind of effect it might have on my rental properties?
Denny Robert
Wash U Live Near Your Work Program - North City Development
I would love to hear experienced St. Louis investors and people who interested in the city weigh in on Wash U's Live Near Your Work Program (https://lnyw.wustl.edu) and all the investment they have done in the central...