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Just wondering if there could be any issues with unknowingly renting to illegal immigrants. As a landlord, are we responsible for inquiring as to their citizenship? Could we get into trouble legally if we don’t?
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Illustrates the importance of understanding prior uses of property. https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2019/10/11/santa-rosa-county-couple-finds-dump-new-property-near-gulf-breeze/3913016002/
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Can you unknowingly buy a house with violations on it that stick with the house? Maybe we've just been lucky so far, but we never got a house with any violations on it. We've had unpaid utility bills with one of our h...
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Just wondering if there could be any issues with unknowingly renting to illegal immigrants. As a landlord, are we responsible for inquiring as to their citizenship? Could we get into trouble legally if we don’t?
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I bought a forclosure which was listed as a 2 family. The house is in a nice residential neighborhood, but in a town which has a large rental market on the opposite side of town.It has all the aspects of a 2 family: 2...
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I rented my first property! The background check was clean, he had a good score and great income. After I gave him the keys he thanked me for giving him a chance. I was confused and then he disclosed he had to go to c...
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I rented my first property! The background check was clean, he had a good score and great income. After I gave him the keys he thanked me for giving him a chance. I was confused and then he disclosed he had to go to c...
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Hello,I am a new investor having purchased my first property in Cordova, TN a year ago and a half ago. It turns there were annual HOA dues for the property I didn't know about. The closing attorney, property listing, ...
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Hi Everyone, I have ran into a weird situation, I have a house under contract in west haven Connecticut and we noticed on the left side of the house about 7 feet away, there is some swamp land with a strong smell of ...
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Greetings all....First, my name is Corban, new member on BP. I am in Albuquerque, New Mexico and currently have one rental that is cash flowing nicely. Looking to Flip and do BRRRR model type investments. I have a lit...