People can be great actors and seem very different from who they really are.

These unscrupulous actors prey on people while pretending to offer them assistance.

To me, there's only two reasons you should even consider charging a tenant for a water leak:  1) They intentionally caused the leak through some sort of negligent act or misuse of equipment, or 2) They didn't cause the leak but they noticed a readily apparent leak (and you can prove this) and then failed to notify you of this leak and that failure to notify you allowed the leak to become worse and cause additional damage above/beyond what it would have had they notified you right away and allowed you the opportunity to deal with it immediately.For example, my lease has a clause that states, in part: "Tenant shall immediately notify Landlord, in writing, of any problem, malfunction or damage.

We just got our tax certificate back (Birmingham, Alabama). The commercial property (building) has been vacant according to the business owner next door for nearly 1 year. The power and all other utilities are off, gr...

But use smart leverage.If you use other people's money to buy a candy bar...well, that's debt you have to pay back.

No. 216-20, which was later extended, that prohibits the eviction of residential tenants before September 30, 2021, unless the eviction is based on the non-payment of rent (in which case the statewide eviction protections described below apply), the Ellis Act, or is necessary due to violence-related issues or health and safety issues.The State of California Enacts Statewide Eviction Protections for Non-Payment of Rent.On August 31, 2020, after the local COVID-19 eviction protections went into effect, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB-3088, also known as the “COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020”.

Urban planners are political actors these days and little more.  

Please keep in mind that you are not selling candy bars or an Xbox on Craigslist or something, you are transacting in real estate that comes with a lot of liability.

After a ten year stint as an actor for TV and Film I came to Real Estate through the Bigger Pockets Podcast.

The existing good actors (those already paying transit tax and with few neighbor complaints) will get priority.