Jasmine NA
can i terminate a lease at the end of the lease term?
location: San Jose, CaliforniaMy tenant's lease is up on May 31st and I would like to terminate his lease / to not continue another term, although his rent is up to date and his job is not impacted by covid.I gave him...
Sacha St Lot
Adding bedrooms in a Flip
Hi,I’m currently doing a flip in Hudson FL. The house is a 3/2 with a pool and a indoor garage. I plan on transforming the garage into a 4th bedroom where I’m going to install a split AC. Will I need to register the 4...
Isaac Lane
Partnership Vs Joint Venture Vs LLC
I currently have 4 doors and working on scaling my portfolio. I'm noticing that it's taking me longer than I would like to save up capital for my next down payment and decided that partnering on deals would help me sc...
Suhag C.
Settlement Cracks DFW area
Hello BP members,We are starting out with a single family home which is built in 2011 and barely used. However, during home inspection we found that there are settlement cracks above garage door (probably pressuring l...
Michael Chang
Cash out refinance on new home
Hi all,I have what seems to be a unique situation that I'm having trouble getting answers for.I'm planning on purchasing my first property in a couple months. To expedite the closing process, my parents will be helpin...
Vikram C.
cheap land for vacation home
This message is inspired by a post from James (jawsette) where he describes buying 100 acres for $2,000 in a tax sale. I spoke to some of my friends about it and we are all interested in buying such land, except that...
Srianil Peddi
Cleveland, Ohio - Water Bill Question
We (me and my partner) bought our first property in Cleveland, Ohio last January from one of the advertisements in BiggerPockets. It came with a tenant. The real estate agent or the property manager (we inherited from...
Joshua Feit
Atlanta Property Management for Section 8 -- Question
BP!I use one property manager for my rentals, and overall I am really happy with their services.Last year, I bought a duplex in Grove Park. Nice newer building, and we rehabbed it well. We wanted to hold a property ri...
Justin Brewster
Million Dollar Deal -- Lexington Kentucky
Deal: I have in hand a short sale deal in Lexington, Kentucky. It’s a beautiful 8,000 SqFt home with a lake front view and big pool. This house has been neglected by the original owners who built the house and went...
Jim Henderson
Tenant application process - feedback please
I would love some feedback.This is my first time acting as my own property manager. After a lot of scouring these forums for guidance, I came up with the process below for tenant applications. What do you do different...