Isaac Braun
Tenant quit job and is leaving before lease is up
My tenant is going through a divorce and has decided to quit their job and leave the property. The lease isn't up until May 2019. What is the best plan of action legally. This was a very qualified tenant with grea...
Carrie Nevins
Can I evict tenant for painting without permission?
Hey guys, My new tenant moved in last month and before she had even moved in her things, she had painted two of the bedrooms as well as the baseboards and door frames white (the rest of the house is light oak). She ha...
John O'Neal
New Member/Property Manager
Hey everyone! Just joined BP after seeing some very insightful threads. Here is a brief background of myself:
Started out (January 2011) part time as an intern for a reputable property management company in Souther...
Lesley Resnick
My step by step BRRRR #2
I have gotten a lot of positive feedback from my first BRRRR and I am going to document my next project.BRRRR-2 is in Murray Hill. It is a nicer neighborhood than the first. This is a solid B neighborhood and is tre...
John Blythe
Starting capital
hey all,curious as to know how much capital you started out with when you first began REI, particularly in relation to what your first property cost, the downpayment, and how things played out with it (cashflow, how q...
Logan Loughmiller
Different inspector than realtor suggests?
A realtor I took a course from in college always impressed upon us to use an inspector you hire and not the one your realtor suggests. That there is too much room for a conflict of interest. Thoughts? Is this a positi...
Gus Muller
1st potential BRRRR...advice and recommendations needed!
Hello BP community. I am a fix and flip investor and am looking for some help in figuring out if I should keep my latest rehab for a long term hold. I don't have any rental property currently, but would like to start ...
Douglas Brown
Burglary at tenant turnover
I'm a relative newcomer to RE investment (2 years, 2 properties in Indianapolis) and this was my first tenant turnover. When the contractor went to make his final inspection of the turnover repairs (nothing major ~$2...
Chris Pasternak
Raising rent on tenants after purchase of property -- good or bad idea?
Title says it all. The additional details are that the top tenant has been there for 4 years and the bottom tenant has only lived there since August. I was wanting to raise the rent $50-$75 for the top unit (3 be...
Tyler Wenzel
Exit Strategy for a 1br duplex
Hey all, I was approached last night about a seller financing deal for a 1/1 duplex in Madison, WI. At this point I don't have the details to actually analyze the deal, but was hoping to get advice on exit strategies...