James C.
First time landlord looking for advice with major property issues
Hello,
I am a first-time landlord who has run into some major issues with my first purchase. I am looking for advice on how to proceed. Below is the series of events that has led to now.
I found an apartment buildin...
Royce Wright Jr
Self Employed 1 year - Trouble Getting Approved/Financed
I am very new at this whole thing - so be easy but direct LOLI haven't had a W-2 in around 2-ish years. My single member LLC has been active since Feb 2020, but started actual work in Dec 2019 with a VERY small amount...
David Flores
California Lease Agreement
Hi BP Family!
I’m looking for a tenant lease agreement contract in California. Any suggestions on where I can find one. My dad has tenants and he never had a contract agreement for them. He’s not even making money. I...
Shar Day
Tenant skipped out water bill and electricity bill
Ok where do I start, I would try to make this long story short by giving highlights and follow it up with my question.First time out of the parents house and rented with meHOA sent letters concerned that there might b...
Sunny A.
Tenant did not disclose pets
How would you deal with this situation:My tenant did not have pets when they signed the lease for a unit in MF building recently when I was there for some work I noticed they were keeping a cat.My lease says"No Pets"....
Stephen E.
Interesting Screening Situation
Some of the posts I find most interesting on BP are screening questions. One of the reasons they are interesting is that the landlord posting the question is often too close to the issue and does not see problems whil...
Jeff Howard
Lawn Maintenance - Should I just pay to have it done
Trying to decide weather or not to rent our house that we are about to move out of, we have been living there for 8 years and want to move up. The concern is its high maintenance yard. Right now the yard is green...
Kadeen E Lyons
Can you use a Self Directes IRA to jump start R.E. Investing?
I have been suffering from analysis paralysis when it comes to real estate investing for a couple of years now. So now I just want to get the momentum going. Capital has always been a big hurdle for me but I do have a...
Christopher Sarmiento
Potential Scam or Is this a Real thing now?
I listed my rental on Zillow, Apartments.com, and Facebook marketplace. I recently got a call from an agent working for temporary housing. He wants to move in a family with 2 dogs to my house. He said the family has a...
Tommy Nguyen
Early Investment Decision: Self-Manage or Property Management?
Hello BP community,
I recently closed on a duplex, and I am seeking the opinion of the BP community regarding my situation. The duplex I purchased has three tenants, one of whom is using it for storage.
While I have...