Patrick Connell
Lease Clause - What is Your Favorite Clause? [List]
There are literally hundreds and hundreds of clauses that you can find throughout BiggerPockets that people add to their leases. However, in all my searching, I wasn't able to find one single source that lists all ...
Steve S.
Hiring friends to do work on rentals and taxes
What happens if you don't 1099 them?If it's under $600 for the year, it's not required right?Can I still expense it or does that create some issue?Same question for the people you pay to mow the lawn. I've asked them...
Kyle Affronti
New Real Estate Laws (Again)
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/s2892Some call it Lease for Life... Also known as Good Cause Evictions...What are your thoughts?3 Part Mini Video someone put together. (Not Mine)https://www.youtube.com...
Cassandra Brown
Questions to Ask Tenant References
First time landlords here. We are just beginning the tenant screening process. What are some key questions to ask tenant references? Categories include: personal references, employers, and landlords?Also welcoming any...
Lauren Dwyer
Eviction process in IL
I’m looking at investing in a duplex in Palatine, IL. Wondering if IL is in general more of a landlord or tenant friendly state and approximately how long it takes to evict if necessary.
David Lyons
How to get started with Section 8 in Atlanta?
I am interested to get started with section 8 rentals in Atlanta, Ga. What are your thoughts on ways to:- Identifying the right section 8 areas - Find with experience in section 8 (inspection process, etc)- Identifyin...
Mario Valenzuela
"Helping" Tenants and Making Exceptions
Have you ever heard, "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile hoping it will eat them last." by Winston Churchill? Landlord-ship can be a dangerous jungle and an experienced property manager can help you make it out ...
Mitchell Smith
Renting to my first tenant
Hey guys!I'll keep it short and sweet. Have a lady that wants to rent out my primary home and when we met her she seemed very nice and very interested. She let me know ahead of time that she has more than 3x the rent ...
Kevin Douglas
Applicant wants to pay 1 yr upfront to secure
I posted a 2 bed 2 bath duplex on sat and have had over 20 applicants (should have rented for more) but I have an applicant who wants to pay 1yr lease all up front. Sounds like a no brained but almost too good to be t...
Jeff Willis
Eviction Moratoriums - Stopgaps to Permanent Programs
This is a great article. There has been lots of discussion in this forum on this issue and this is just an update. Emergency eviction moratoriums were some of the first policies enacted to deal with the COVID-19 pande...