Will Melton
Pipes Froze - What’s My Responsibility to Tenants
So in this recent deep freeze, our water line froze between the house and the street. Inside pipes were fully thawed and eventually dried out as the main was frozen for five days.
We had a plumber come from our warra...
Brandon I Garcia
Owner Covers Water/Trash?
I tried searching up these key words but couldn't find much of a straight answer... if any BP members have 'owner pays' properties how do you/did you do the pros and cons analysis?
I'm currently thinking of house ...
Alex Hamilton
Jason Lucchesi Solicitations, is it a Scam
Anyone had any experience with Jason, he e-mails me every day about buying his "System".
Vishesh Shah
Help! Need Advice Whether to Close or Back Out of a Solid Deal!
Hello fellow BP'ers, I have a slight issue at hand right now. A few months ago, I acquired a solid deal - 2 two-families that are adjacent to each other in Paterson, NJ for $125,000 each. They were off-market and I kn...
David Jay
When will they bail out the landlord
So basically what is happening now economically is that the government is printing money and handing it out. Some of it strategically and some of it not so much. 50 percent of the unemployed workforce are currently ea...
Account Closed
How to get approved with a REALLY low income?
BACKGROUND:Hello! I'm a junior in college with a really low, all Stafford subsidized student loan burden ($6,000 which I will pay in a lump sum at the very end of my grace period). I found out about personal finance i...
Liz C.
Applicate doesn’t want to let me know credit score or income
Hi all ,
Never happen to me before but for this rental I have on Arlington Texas. Many people doesn’t want to offer me credit score or income over the phone .
They want to see it first.
The other hand I don’t wan...
Jayman Dalal
HB 1236 and impact on WA real estate
HB 1236 is being discussed in Senate soon. Here is a post on SeattleTimes summarizing the bill. Here are my thoughts on it. I wonder what other perspectives folks have? Does it make it harder to rent now?Pros- Puts mo...
Daniel Okeefe
start new tenant with MTM or year lease
Hi BP family, Does anyone start off a new tenant with a MTM term or maybe a 3-6 month lease before committing to a full year lease ? In an effort to make sure you are happy with the tenant and is a good fit ? I Ha...
Mike Oconnell
Would you rent to a tenant who's income is paid "under the table"
Would you consider a tenant applicant who supposedly has great rental history, great work references, etc., but works for himself and gets paid in cash, "under the table"?This is a red flag for me as I assume if he bl...