Nathan Gesner
Would you keep this renter?
Tenant lives in a 2bed/1bath apartment. She was given two weeks to clean the place. She removed a lot of stuff, but this is the end result.She is very nice, pays like clockwork, communicates well, and never fusses. Wo...
Nina V.
Section 8-First time landlord and already in trouble! Please help
Hi All,In the process of renting our property, we received many applications. One of them was an aggressive lady on section 8. She assured us she has excellent credit score. My dad who was helping with the process, se...
Kate Stoltzfus
What to do when a tenant wants out in the first month?
Our lease does not have a clause in it for when a tenant would want to break the lease early. I don't know how this slipped through the cracks. Has anyone been in this situation before? The background story. We rent a...
Michael Guzik
Is it really a wonderful life as a landlord?
Hey guys so last night I watched It's a wonderful life. Now being involved in real estate and thinking like an investor I saw the movie in a whole different way. George was a very lenient person and cared about the pe...
Robert Zajac
Questions/concerns about normal PM fees/expectations for Cleveland Ohio
Hello all! I am out of state investing in the Cleveland market and I have a property I'm looking to close on! As such I'm shopping around for property managers. I'm getting concerned because I know from all my BP read...
George M.
Another Rent vs. Sell Scenario: One Marshmallow now? Or Many Marshmallows later?
Hi BP,New to the forums here, tho I've listened to a couple podcasts and am anxious to get started. My wife and I currently live in a SFH that we bought in 2010 and are planning to move out soon to a different proper...
Christopher O'Brien
Is renting out individual rooms possible / a good idea?
Hi everyone! I plan on living in Plano, TX for a W-2 job, and I am eager to buy a property in the city. I have been considering trying to leverage an FHA loan; however, there are not many affordable duplexes in the ar...
Frank Jennings
Dealing with a Toxic Tenant
I bought my first investment property, a duplex, 6 months ago. From the start a tenant was very angry and difficult. He said he had bad experiences with previous landlords and he trusted no one. I have responded quick...
Bienes Raices
"Never, ever do Section 8"
I have a friend who was a successful landlord for many years. When I mentioned Section 8 to him he advised me never to get involved with it, that it was only for experts who know how to handle it. He said the Section ...
Spencer Cuello
Rent Collecting Software
Hi All!I am a new landlord for a small multi-family and am considering having my tenants pay through Venmo/PayPal or I could invest in a software like Apartments.com Rental Manager or RentRedi. Does anyone have experi...