Matt Davis
Offer accepted on a great deal, but there's lead paint AND kids
I’m in an interesting situation with a deal and looking for some advice. We got an offer accepted on a great off market 6 family in Massachusetts.We’ve discovered that there are children under 6 living there AND confi...
Albert George
Small claims court hearing for unreturned sec deposit- Minnesota
I have a past tenant of mine, who filled a claim for unreturned security deposit. Below is the situationShe broke the lease before the 1 year term. She violated the lease by having pets and when i enquired she was not...
Taylor C
Tenant screening - timing and tool of choice?
Hey there,
Recently we've tried the transunion tool and we have generally found prospective applicants shying away from this online approach.
So maybe you can help me sort this out.
One, when, at what point in the ...
Akshay Bhaskaran
Real Estate Consulting
Hello everyone,My wife is a licensed real estate agent in Texas and she is under a brokerage. I am an Investor in RE doing single-family residences (Turnkey, and BRRR). We both are into real estate for the past couple...
Traver Freeman
Questions to ask leading up to a deal
Yesterday in my 9-5 I met an individual who may be a good lead for a deal. I wanted to get some advice about what questions to ask to determine if it is even a deal or not.Let me first provide some foundational inform...
Sean Heard
Tenant wants to move in friend and her children
Hello BiggerPockets!I'm fairly new to the BP community and very new to real estate investing. I purchased a duplex in December of '18 and moved in my first tenant this past February. I've learned a lot throughout the ...
James G.
Fake Government Agency Leasing My Apartment?
Hi BP. There is this lady who claims that she is with a government agency (we'll call it #1). She claims that she gets in contact with other government agencies (#2) and that #2 inspects the units, and then disperses ...
Ligaya Bales
Dealing with a lawyer for eviction
A lady I know who owns mutuple properties went to a lawyer for an eviction case of a resident who hadn't paid rent in months
the lawyer charged her 1,500.00 for the initial fee and then also insisted she pay separat...
Mark Cruse
Forclosure Prevention
I know this is an investing forum, but does anyone know of viable foreclosure prevention resources? There are many people that claim to help for pay, but is there a way to viably vet them?
Peter Mckernan
Eviction
Hey everyone,
I had a quick down and dirty question about evicting tenants. I have a tenant that is in her first month of renting and before she moved in she gave one and a half times the rent for a security deposit...