Storage occupancy rates during past recessions has remained relatively stableFor example, during a recession, when folks downsize from a 3 bed/1 bath to a 2 bed/1 bath, those people, historically, keep their belongings and put them in storage.

These new rules WILL push people who didn’t belong in this business out.

The appreciation for the property is definitely going to be long term and not short term, so selling now isn’t ideal.The property manager agreed to market it as a medium term rental, so we’ll try that.

Your tenants need to understand that your insurance does not cover their belongings and your lease requires them to have it.

So, yes, it's a great idea to require for situations like this one, not just for the tenants' personal belongings.

I told her I was looking for an apartment and asked her if the apartment I was calling was a HUD apartment or if it belonged to ____________ (the large company locally that rents many apartments).

Purchase price: $10,000 Cash invested: $6,000 The house belonged to a hoarder and we contracted a clean out and moved her to another state.

There are usually specific laws about how to deal with tenants' belongings post-eviction.

That's where the discussion belongs.

Legally speaking, those security deposits belong to the tenants.