Troy Parker
Renting your first rental to a friend
26 January 2025 | 11 replies
I plan to pull a standard lease agreement from the Florida Supreme Court website and review it with her next week.I have received a new job opportunity where I will be making an extra 40k annually and must move out of my home quicker than I initially expected.
Jordan Laney
PM changed the utilities too early and now we're stuck holding the bag
8 January 2025 | 38 replies
The real issue is that they didn’t have a plan to monitor usage or set up protections to minimize costs during the eviction process.Ideally, the PM could’ve done things like:Limit access to unnecessary areas to reduce power use.Install smart thermostats to keep heat at a safe minimum.Request a utility cap in court during eviction proceedings (if allowed in your area).Bottom line: It’s less about the utility switch itself and more about proactively managing costs once the tenant overstayed.bro what?
David Cherkowsky
Loan Option Advice for House Hack in Alexandria VA
5 January 2025 | 17 replies
Spent an hour talking to the Land Use Services Division Chief and a representative from Code Administration.
Preethi S.
Difficult Property Management company
3 January 2025 | 8 replies
@Preethi S. why would the PMC give you $4k, especially when they know, as an attorney has already told you, you are unlikely to win in court?
Ashish Acharya
Corporate Transparency Act Update: What Businesses Need to Know
31 December 2024 | 1 reply
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which requires businesses to report Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) to combat financial crimes, is now facing uncertainty due to a recent federal court ruling:What Happened?
Gregory Schwartz
Could Redfin be correct predicting 7% interest rates in 2025?
22 December 2024 | 24 replies
"In a 2016 paper, Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, estimated that full privatization of Fannie and Freddie would cost the typical American taking out a new mortgage $1,200 annually.
Drew Sygit
A Logical Way to Understand & Monitor Your PMC's Maintenance Charges!
26 January 2025 | 2 replies
Even the best property management companies (PMC) struggle with:- Finding reliable handyman and contractors (ServiceTechs)- Same with affordable ones- Tracking preventive maintenance- Tracking previous work for potential reoccurrence warranty coverage- Understanding tenant reported problems, so the correct ServiceTech can be dispatched- Determining if tenant is at fault for an issue & should be charged - and will proof stand up in court?
Jim Bryant
Collecting an Eviction Judgement
3 January 2025 | 1 reply
I'm thinking about just taking him to small claims court, can that be done?
John McKee
Don't forget to file your BOI Reports by the end of the year
27 December 2024 | 6 replies
We will see what the courts decide, just be aware of it.
Patrick Pan
How to find concealed eviction records
31 December 2024 | 17 replies
Our online court records in CT are now automatically dropping tenants' evictions fro the record after 3 yrs, or even less.