When a tenant reports a leak, your first concern is getting it fixed. You call a contractor, arrange access, and pay the invoice. Once everything is working again, it is easy to move on without keeping the details together. But if a disagreement comes up months later, could you show when the issu...
Hi All, I have a rental property that I've owned for ~5 years. I've been waiting to deed the property to my llc until I refinanced to avoid trying to get a loan in an llc. Rates etc. Just refinanced and cashed out and spoke to an attorney about doing the deed transfer. He informed me of the NJ tr...
I recently moved to the US on an employment-based visa and I am starting to look at my first long-term rental. Two questions before I make an offer:1. As a visa holder (not a green card holder yet), are there any extra legal hurdles to buying residential property in my own name as an individual? ...
Hi everyone, I own multiple rental properties. Some are held in an LLC and others are in my personal name, mainly for mortgage reasons since they're financed in my name. All of the properties are insured, and I also carry an umbrella insurance policy. I'm looking to better protect myself and my p...
I’m a landlord in Massachusetts, and recent events have left me extremely frustrated and disappointed with the state’s laws and regulations. I inherited a property with two tenants who don’t pay rent. It seems they were non-paying tenants even under the previous owner, who likely sold the propert...
I invested in a resort development a few years ago now and I'm looking for anyone with experience in real estate in Mexico that possibly has on the ground contacts or if I can discuss my situation a little more specifically with you/them. Thanks
You may want to leave your rentals to your children. But what if, a few years from now, you need to sell one to help pay for your own care? Or one child wants to manage the properties while another would rather receive money? These are personal decisions, and your plans may change as your family’...
By Gwen Perseghin, JG Real Estate Ending a tenancy in Philadelphia already takes more steps than elsewhere in Pennsylvania. As of November 1, 2026, it is more demanding: a new ordinance extends “good cause” protections to leases of every length. For investors, that changes hold timelines, notice ...
Hello - I'm a fairly new investor with two rental properties and a primary residence in the Fort Worth area. I paid a contractor to rehab a property last year and recently found out he did not permit any of the work as outlined in our contract. Code enforcement is now involved and I've asked him ...
Looking for input from NYC landlord-tenant attorneys or landlords who've dealt with something similar. The situation: - My tenant is on FHEPS (the NY state program). The program stopped paying from June 2025 to June 2026 — a full year of missed rent. - The tenant's lease expired in October 2025, ...
Hi all, I'm an OOS investor looking in Birmingham. I'm currently debating between a few different legal structures and would love some advice from attorneys, CPAs, or other investors. Ideally I would like to have a Wyoming LLC with individual Alabama LLCs under it containing properties up to 500k...
Most of us can name someone we would call in an emergency. But have you talked to that person about what helping you would actually involve? For rental owners, it could mean answering a tenant’s call about a leak, finding the insurance policy, or making sure the mortgage gets paid while you are i...
I have a professional tenant I put in one of my apartment by mistake. She is demanding all sort of things. She has me in code violation on a an apartment that I just spend 48K doing? She mess the place up and call the city in. She refuse to pay rent because of the code violation she did by bringi...
Anyone dealt with two houses on one lot where the second one isn't "legal"? Bought a place at a county auction in Allegheny County PA (Collier Twp) that has two separate houses on one lot, big parcel, about half an acre, each with its own driveway/access. The back house isn't a shed or a garage, ...
Philadelphia's new Safe & Healthy Homes Act goes into effect Nov 1. It raises the stakes for small landlords. Unresolved property violations could put rental income at risk, and delays in addressing problems could make repairs more expensive. What's concerning is that landlords may not even know ...
I have a furnished winter rental in Wildwood, NJ. A tenant signed a 6-month lease (Nov. 1–Apr. 30) for $1,650/month and paid a $1,650 security deposit. About 5 weeks before move-in, he backed out because his plans changed and he decided to rent in Florida instead. It took me 41 days to finally fi...
People lacking experience in real estate in particular, or business in general, are typically SHOCKED to learn exactly how slow, costly and aggravating taking “legal” action against someone who clearly violated a contract, can be. One very common misconceptions amongst some of our new investors i...
My husband & I have been amicably separated since March 2025 and now figuring out our divorce terms. We own 2 rental properties and want continue owning & co-managing them. Is this possible? We're in our late 50/early 60s and these properties are our retirement strategy. For now, neither one of u...
Goodmorning, We have a somewhat unique situation, and we find it difficult to accurately assess our potential liability risks. We are dual citizens living in Europe, and we file tax returns in both Europe and the United States. We own two rental properties in Florida, both of which are nice singl...
I have a seller trying to back out of a signed purchase agreement. Any recommendations or introductions to local real estate attorneys will greatly appreciated.
Hello everyone. I've done some scrolling and I dont see any posts from anyone in Iowa. Im new to RE investing. I've spent some time educating myself on various investment strategies and deal analysis. Im wondering how fair and balanced are landlord tennant laws in Iowa. And are there any specific...
Good day BP! Question for all you who are cold texting and/or cold calling. Have you heard or ran into any compliance issues in the state you are operating from and reaching out to potential sellers? Whether they be in the state you are operating from or they are OOS. I was asking Claude (Ai plat...
When a real estate owner passes away, the person handling the estate may suddenly have much more to manage than paperwork. In probate matters I have handled as a Maryland attorney, I have seen how quickly questions come up around the property. Where are the leases? Has rent been collected? Which ...
A landlord called me yesterday with a question I had to say no to. He asked if the software I build handles LA compliance. It doesn't. It tracks rent. That's all it does. But I keep thinking about why he asked. He wasn't shopping for features. He was tired. In his telling, LA is out to trip up la...
I'm creating a piece of technology that pulls together all the land records in a county, puts them on my computer, and allows me to do data analysis on them. These records have show up in the register of deeds with titles like: W/DEED, PARTITION DEED, DECLERATION OF CEMETARY, MORTGAGE, REL OF JUD...