Trey Browder
Commercial tenant is requesting trash service of store front cans
We have an eight unit commercial strip center with mixed-use tenants including retail and restaurant. One tenant is complaining they are constantly having to remove trash from the parking area and along the store fron...
Mike Arias
Home Value when converting primary to rental
Hello, my goal is to convert my primary SFH to a rental. From what I read, depreciation is calculated on the purchase price of the investment property. In my situation, I purchased my primary over 22 years ago and I...
Liz Lynn
Tenant Screening Tool
Hi all! Has anyone used this site for screening? Or have any other recommendations?
Padma Mody
Tenant called the Police
I bought house in Sept 2014 and it was rented with month to month lease with section 8. During November, Section 8 did yearly inspection and find out that HVAC is not working properly. We hire the HVAC guy and ask him...
Robin Evans
Tough situation of veteran tenant being late on rent
Dear BP freinds we are now facing a tough situation of collecting rent. One tenant has been paying rent via auto pay on a platform we have agreed on. Somehow this month's rent first got deposited into our account and...
Tony H.
Should I go visit my rental unit?
Hi BP,
Its been a while since I posted here. I have been learning a lot from all of you. :)
Here is what bothers me now. I bought a duplex in Sacramento 6 months ago. Since we put a new tenant in on the unit (the ot...
Mark Taylor
Security Deposit Withholding
We lived in a really nice house for about 7 months and our landlord sold it. We were aware that this could happen, but the problem is that we had a tear in the carpet that we knew would need to be replaced. We were mo...
Martina Pollard
Seeking Advice on Purchasing Our Duplex & Investment Strategies
Hi everyone, This is my first post, so apologies if I should've tagged something different.
My husband and I live on the east side of the Salt Lake Valley, and we’ve been exploring ways to achieve financial indepen...
Craig TeRonde
How to handle a new to me occupied rental property
I just went under contract on a multi family property. The current tenants have been there for years. The current landlord has let the tenants run the show. There are numerous lease violations. I have no...
Xiaolong Yin
Methods of looking for good deals in greater Seattle areas
Hi, I am looking for good multifamily deals in greater Seattle areas that meet my investment criteria: positive cash flow, 12% cash to cash return, and 8% cap rate. However, I am not able to find such deals through po...