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Shane Moss Your thoughts on renting to a couple with young children (like a 2 year old)
16 January 2011 | 19 replies

I've got a soon to be married couple with a 2 year old wanting to rent my 2 bedroom property. I faxed off their background check earlier tonight. I was just curious what the average experience seems to be with child...

Kurt K. M2M or Y2Y lease, pros / cons
5 October 2016 | 15 replies

Hi BPers,Wanting to start a discussion of the the pros / cons of using of M2M vs. Y2Y lease? If you have a good screening process in place, a Y2Y lease should work, but I hear some PM / property owners are using a M2M...

Austin Dame Owner-Occupied Investment Property Question
3 January 2020 | 5 replies

I'm looking to move out of my current house and buy a multi-family property where I would occupy one unit. I'm worried however because my house is a very strange layout. What if it doesn't sell and I can't owner occ...

Mary Ann Rocco Where did the money actually go?
1 August 2010 | 13 replies

I'm a private buyer in California on a short sale with 2 loans. Owners haven't made payments in about 16 months and left the house about a year ago.

Fake numbers here just to make my point. I took my buyer closing c...

John Matthew Johnston Normal wear and tear???
10 October 2020 | 33 replies

Hello Bigger Pockets! I am experiencing my first vacancy and wanted to ask a question concerning the security deposit. The tenant really did a number on the place and I want to make sure I’m in my legal rights to keep...

Michael Stutelberg Governor halt on evictions
5 July 2020 | 14 replies

Have you reached out to tenants now that the governor has called for a halt on evictions? Have your tenants started reaching out to you that they cannot pay from covid? What resources are you sending to tenants for re...

Adam Giles Fair Housing - Therapy Animals and Pet Deposits
5 January 2017 | 19 replies

I have been searching around in previous discussions and have not found anything specific regarding my concern so I am posting this discussion on an admittedly common subject so people can hopefully share any experien...

Cal C. Importance of a paid in advance Security Deposit
23 April 2014 | 19 replies

I use the security deposit (and the first month's rent) as a test case to see if the potential tenant will be able to pay rent on time. If they can't come up with a security deposit and 1st Month's rent prior to w...

Sabrina Savinski Firing a Property Manager mid-Contract
25 May 2018 | 8 replies

Looking for advice on how to handle a negative relationship with our property management company. We have been pretty unhappy with their services for the entire time we've been working with them, but they do the bare ...

Jason Rector Managing Tenants Repairs
3 January 2017 | 16 replies

I currently have 7 rentals in a centralized area for around 2 years with no tenant turnover. I do all the property management myself (10% is outrageous) and I am finding that working with tenant request for repairs to...