Daria B.
Contractor Payment ($)
A potion of the agreed upon contract was not fulfilled. I expect there may be more before the work is finished.Contract states all flooring will be removed (ie carpet, padding, staples, tacks, linoleum) that is listed...
Bob Stein
Cat dander in carpet
Hi all.
When in a property, I noticed that a tenant had an unapproved cat. I didnt mention anything. Now, they moved out and the new tenant said he's allergic to pet dander, which the carpet now has. I have to repla...
Jake Thomas
Is it time to quit my day job? Advice needed.
Fellow BPer’s I need some help with my situation. Any ideas, thoughts or opinions are welcomed. I am trying to decide if the time is right to quit the 9-5 job and jump into Real Estate full time.In May 0f 2014 I acqui...
James Bitakis
Newbie 1rst deal Help!
Hi, I am a newbie and this is my first potential deal that I am in. I randomly found a house on realtor.com, sent a request for more info in and a realtor called me, showed me a property in "B" neighborhood; i.e. ni...
Scott Sewell
"Weathering the storm" in Alaska (or anywhere for that matter)?
Hello again to all of the BP nation,An Alaskan investor here looking for your input and advise. To bring you up to speed on our situation here, Alaska is very much a “one horse” economy: OIL. Now we also have tourism,...
Eli M.
students housings in Philadelphia vs section 8
my dear Philadelphia investors.I have a question to all of you. If we were to compare rentals for student housings in Philly vs section 8 tenants, what would you say are the pros and cons of each?Thank you all in adv...
Huggy Baird
Sheriff sale auction purchase.. should I buy title insurance?
I purchased a home at an Ohio Cuyahoga County Sheriff's auction today for $46k. The comps are in the $110k area. The liens and taxes look good on the auditor and clerk of courts website. Nothing that wont clear up wi...
Justin R.
Who has moved from QBO to Rentastic (or other RE based software)
Ive been using QBO for 8 years and it has been O.K. at best. I have a decent size RE portfolio, and use professional property management. I don't need a property management based software. I know how to use the basic...
John Roberts
Landlord wants to sell us the building we are currently leasing
My wife and I own a restaurant and we lease the building. Our landlord just inherited the building from his dad that just recently passed away and he really doesn't want to be a landlord. We are in a very small rura...
Robert M.
Rent Increases
Hi Everyone, I would like to increase rent but have a tenant that is telling my property manager that they are on fixed income and cannot afford higher rent. The unit is rented under market value and I am only asking...