James P.
Security Deposit Question / Ruined Furnishing
Good morning everyone,First I want to thank you in advance for any help you can provide. I am a new landlord so I want to make sure I am following law when it comes to security deposits.I am renting out a room and pri...
Brian Kieser
Bed bug Clause
New Landlord, and considering a bedbug clause to the lease. Heard it is something good to get into the lease, and that tenant pays if they bring in bed bugs during their lease.Does anyone have a clause that they are ...
Oscar Menendez
Inexperienced Landlord . Tenant VS Landlord
(I’m going to try to make this as short as possible , excuse any brain farts as I’m just done with this mess and not had a good nights sleep since)I’ve been renting for 7 years from a good nice family in Los Angeles C...
Steve Francis
Bridgeport Boro Inspector Fined me $400
Hello,So the borough inspector issued a citation for close to $400 for means of egress being blocked. There was a mattress blocking the door. I told the tenant to move it which she eventually did but they still issued...
Ganesh S.
Mattress stores
Hi EveryoneI am considering an investment NNN retail space, where one of the tenants is a Mattress store franchise. The franchisee has 5+ locations, in a geographical area, and has been in business for last 10 years.....
Stephen Girard
STR start up considerations
Hello BP friends, I found a deal that would be great for short term rentals, this would be my first time analyzing the deal and I do not want to over think it as well as leave anything out. I have checked the air dna ...
Cody Stevenson
Our experience with the Zinus Mattresses
I'm just posting in hopes of helping someone not make the same mistake we did. Rob from the Robuilt YouTube Channel and Co-Host of the BP podcast has been pushing the Zinus Mattresses for a good time now. I actually r...
Natalia Collini
My living room floods regularly!
Two weeks ago my ground level apartment flooded due to heavy rainfall. I figured this was coming. Every time it rains hard the water does not drain properly into the two drains off my porch and my porch disappears und...
David Quinn
Bedbugs in a duplex - should LL pay for new mattresses?
Hi, I have a duplex in Boston. In both units I do the “rent by the room” model. Last night one of the tenants in the 2nd floor told me he had bedbugs and got rid of his box spring and mattress. I went by today and ...
Sandy Sciales
Beginning our short term rental business Airbnb, vrbo, craigslist
Hi Y'all,
We have a 4 bed 3 bath, pool home 6 hours away from our home that we are hoping to turn into a short term rental. We have had plenty of experience with long term rentals, but are wet behind the ears on thi...