A pair of panties got wrapped in the washer motor and broke it due to over loading. The tenants say it is not their panties, that must be the previous tenants from 3 months ago.   Am I responsible for fixing the washe...

Hi BP Family, I am reaching out in hopes someone that has experience in the mix-use commercial space will be able to shed a bit of light on a problem I have run into. I am trying to do market analysis on the average r...

To charge or not to charge, that is the question...

I'm trying to be less empathetic when it comes to most business decisions. I also try to enforce the lease as letting things slide is a slippery slope. I wondered ...

To charge or not to charge, that is the question...

I'm trying to be less empathetic when it comes to most business decisions. I also try to enforce the lease as letting things slide is a slippery slope. I wondered ...

The inspection contingency is used to legally back out of a contract due to the property being in an unacceptable condition upon inspecting the property. Yet, it seems common practice for wholesalers to use this conti...

A tenant of mine caused a major plumbing issue after admitting to pouring cooking grease down the drain over the past 4 months of residency. Needless to say my plumbers tried a number of different methods to unclog th...

I am planning to rent out my unit in a mixed-use building. However, there is a commercial duct running behind my bedroom wall that I strongly suspect is being used in violation of the building code. I am over 90% conf...

A prospective tenant with (great credit / clean background) of ours has a roommate that is here on a work permit. He has a Tax ID number but no Social Security number. Our current tenant screening company can only sea...

Frequent word misuse offenders:

1. Principle instead of principal
2. "Lein" instead of "lien"

Which ones are at the top of your list?

My tenant reported a bursting pipe when trying to use an outdoor faucet the first time in spring.  The home was a new construction and still within the builder's warranty, but the builder denied warranty saying it was...