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Yes, the agent and broker is involved now. I just wanted to get ahead of it in case the seller still refuses to terminate the contract. I am hoping I don't need an attorney.

Thank you @Avery Carl and @Verna Littleton. I should be able to google their contact info should I need it.

I need a real estate attorney in Tennessee, any recommendations?

I put in an offer for a place in Gatlinburg, but the owner wants to keep rental bookings for all of December. The house was suppose to close end of November. I am uncomfortable with having unknown guests use my property, and what if they damage it, who is then responsible for it. The house would have closed already, and I doubt I will be able to hunt down the seller for damages. So I am backing out of the contract since we couldn't agree on the December rental bookings. I have signed the termination contract, but now the seller is refusing to sign it. They are dragging it on, and my earnest money is being held up. I need to know what my recourse is.

Does anyone know of a good real estate attorney in Tennessee who knows the local laws? 

@John Underwood Thank you! I appreciate it all the info everyone!

@John Underwood That is very interesting. I've never heard about this so I will definitely look into it. I don't have a W2 job, but my husband does and we both are planning to work on the short term rental. I like this one cleaner-she just did a deep clean for me. But she only likes to send out via text message how much I owe her it seems. I don't know if this is enough or it actually has to be an invoice.

Hi BPers,

I'm in the processing of hiring my cleaner for my first property. Does your house cleaner normally give you an invoice after every clean? Probably for your records, it would make sense to have invoices for all of the cleanings. But if your cleaner is going to clean every week (just an example), it just seems excessive for the cleaner to be preparing so many invoices. What kind of set up do you have to pay your cleaner?

Thanks a bunch!

Thanks! I did another post asking for Commercial R/E Attorneys recommendations.

Hi BPers,

If anyone has an recommendations for a lawyer who specializes in Commercial Real Estate in SF Bay Area, I would greatly appreciate it. Here is the sticky situation...

My best friend got herself into a bit of a situation. I'm hoping someone can shed some light before she talks to an attorney who specializes in commercial real estate. My friend and a her partner went into a 50/50 purchase of a commercial real estate. They never wrote up a partnership agreement of anything. It is one parcel, but 2 lots. Each person had their lot. My friend has rented her lot to a dry cleaning business owner. The partner never rented his space out. He kept it for his own personal use. My friend's lease agreement was up for renewal with her renter (the dry cleaning business). My friend wanted to sell the space and talked to her partner. He didn't want to sell that the time. So my friend drafted up the lease agreement and got it signed with her renter. My friend got the contract signed and it goes into effect January 1, 2018. My friend did not include his partner (who owns the other lot) because she didn't think she needed to since they each own and operate their respective lot. I think legally she needed to include her partner because the Deed is under both their names and it is one parcel. Unfortunately, now the partner wants to sell the space which leaves my friend in a bit of a bad situation.

My friend's commercial space is in California. I don't know if her partner can sell his half of the lot without my friend selling her half since it is one parcel. Also, it doesn't sound like my friend executed the rental lease correctly since she never got her partner to sign the lease (I think the partner may have needed to legally, but I really don't know) Is there anything my friend can do to get out of this mess? I told her I would post on BP for her before she goes to a lawyer.

Thanks in advance!

Hi BPers,

My best friend got herself into a bit of a situation. I'm hoping someone can shed some light before she talks to an attorney who specializes in commercial real estate. My friend and a partner went into a 50/50 purchase of a commercial real estate. They never wrote up a partnership agreement of anything. It is one parcel, but 2 lots. Each person had their lot. My friend has rented her lot to a dry cleaning business owner. The partner never rented his space out. He kept it for his own personal use. My friend's lease agreement was up for renewal with her renter (the dry cleaning business). My friend wanted to sell the space and talked to her partner. He didn't want to sell that the time. So my friend drafted up the lease agreement and got it signed with her renter. My friend got the contract signed and it goes into effect January 1, 2018. My friend did not include his partner (who owns the other lot) because she didn't think she needed to since they each own and operate their respective lot. I think legally she needed to include her partner because the Deed is under both their names and it is one parcel. Unfortunately, now the partner wants to sell the space which leaves my friend in a bit of a bad situation. 

My friend's commercial space is in California. I don't know if her partner can sell his half of the lot without my friend selling her half since it is one parcel. Also, it doesn't sound like my friend executed the rental lease correctly since she never got her partner to sign the lease (I think the partner may have needed to legally, but I really don't know) Is there anything my friend can do to get out of this mess? I told her I would post on BP for her before she goes to a lawyer.

Thanks in advance!

Thanks @Glen Whipkins  I will look into the wink hub. Sounds like what I'm looking for.

Thanks for the recs everyone! I will look into them.

@Glen Whipkins For the wink hub, can you use the app to remote change the access code? And will the app notify you the batteries on the lock are low and needs changing? Also, with the app-can I set the lock to lock after a default time, say if it wasn't locked after 10-15 mins, can I set the app to just lock it? I'm a little worried in case guests forget to lock the doors.