David Matthew
Rent increases and a new lease with holdover tenant
Hey everybody, first post!I have one property with a tenant who has been there for five years. This is also the first rental property I ever purchased and have never raised the rent. He signed a one year lease and the...
Eric Daigle
Month-to-Month vs. Extended Lease with eviction moratoriums
Has anyone been converting expired long-term leases to month-to-month leases in states where there is a moratorium on evictions to protect you on non-payment of rent? It appears to be a landlord's only option to prot...
John Gach
Tenant broke lease, can I charge remaining months rent
So say the tenant broke the lease and basically packed up and left. They didn’t damage the place, landlord collected first/last/security when they signed the lease. Are you allowed to put it in the contract that if ...
Jacob Shoesmith
Help with Structuring a Lease from BP - College Tenants
Hello,The city in which our soon-to-own first residential property limits non-family members to 4 yet our property has 5 bedrooms. My agent says people just put 4 people on the lease but you still collect 5 separate p...
Travis Wilkes
Tenant Improvement (TI) allowance as percentage of total lease??
Good morning BP - I have searched for a comprehensive answer to this without success. I have see some really informative answers and comments by Matthew Teifke back in 2017 and Joel Owens over the years.
A few post ...
Justin Snyder
New leases for new complex that were all MtM
Acquired a small multi-family apartment complex and all the current leases are MtM from previous owner. Once I close can I immediately sign new leases at a higher rate or do I need to give 30 day notice of increase? T...
Dayrone Edwards
Commercial lease How much should I charge a month
I have a property zoned agricultural that I plan to lease out as commercial. It’s a 5 acreage lot with a house 2300 sf, 3 commercial garages and 3 mobile offices that sits adjacent to the house. The previous owner use...
Alex Marz
Tenants bringing in vicious animals after lease is signed
Vicious guard dogs, verbally abusing other tenants, with intent to do bodily harm. All animals are allowed in the lease. LL was not aware dog was so vicious, or was he? LL did not properly screen pets and could not ...
Frank Rizzo
How to have a business sign a residential lease
Hi, I found a potential tenant who has an arrangement with their employer that the company will pay his rent as part of his compensation package. I spoke to the owner, he is willing to have the company co-sign to make...
Jielu Zhao
Will a lease to own property quality for 1031?
Hi Bigger Pockets community,I am rehabbing a house that I wanted to hold for rental. I came to know the lease to own strategy and found its interesting. My question is, if I found a tenant who eventually bought the ho...