Josh Lingen
How to handle dog and cat pee
Hi everyone, I am currently in negotiation for a house that has dog a cat urine on the floors. I would like to figure out if that is enough reason to keep the security deposit that the seller acquired from the tenants...
Jimmy S.
1 year lease tenant moving out 6 months into it
Tenant signed 1 year lease and is moving out now into 6 months of the lease. She got laid off work but now was hired back and thinks its still best if she moves out.I have last month rent and security deposit. She is ...
Rick Baggenstoss
How would you handle this tough landlording scenario?
I just purchased a house as a part of a package. The bad house has a bad tenant with no lease, she's impossible to reach, and a ton of people are living in the house. The house is in disrepair too. I don't have key...
Tom Smith
Tenant At Will Leave Without 30 Day Notice
Hello, I'm a first time home owner & landlord. I bought a duplex that I owner occupy.My tenant only gave me a 2 week notice. I forgot to include a 30 day notice in the lease but I believe he is required to do so...
Michelle Marty
Evictions & garnishments??
I have been in the buy and hold game for a few years now and have never had to evict someone to the extreme of sheriff removal. Now I have 2 that have gone in front of a judge, given notice and still didn't move. A sh...
Sean Morrison
Nervous about 8 units for first deal. Does it make sense?
In a failed attempt to buy a smaller 4-unit multi-family property, I stumbled across an 8 unit deal in Pensacola. This was going to be my first deal, so I'm not really familiar with the larger multi-family dynamics an...
Account Closed
I made this deal 5 years ago. How bad did I do?
Hello Biggerpockets, I purchased a single family home 5 years ago for $80K. I financed it on a 30 year fixed rate loan. The rate was 5% and was financed as a owner occupied home. My monthly payment at first was $63...
Phillip Vaughan
Flipping with a RE License
Hello, I am going to try my hand at flipping a house in early 2018 and have a specific question. I will have my real estate license by the end of the year in order to assist with this venture. This question may be g...
Billy Bell
Need help reviewing my first Property Management Agreement.
Hi All!So I'm coming up on my closing date for my first ever rental property, and currently looking for property managers. I was referred to this one by a trusted friend that has a couple dozen units in the area. I ha...
Sylvia B.
Homeless Moms in Oakland - I'm surprised
JUDGE RULES HOMELESS WOMEN MUST LEAVE VACANT HOUSE THEY'VE BEEN OCCUPYING SINCE NOVEMBERLink above to a Newsweek article published today. I was not surprised by the response of the squatters: "We are not surprised by ...