Our lawyer already had a lease incorporating lessons they have learned from 25 years in the local market, plus we were able to provide input to add a few things we wanted in there.

I do regret asking the questions the way I did without thinking too much of it because the tenant seemed very focused and motivated to rent the property, I thought it wouldn't be a big deal but boy was I wrong, people are very unique.I will definetly incorporate Sue's question into my applications in the future.

One knows the construction of buildings.An appraiser may incorporate an inspection report in his findings, but I never saw an appraiser in a business suit crawl under a crawlspace in a house.Maybe things like that were happening during the insane bubble, but I'd bet they went back to their more conservative ways.  

A funny thing about the audiobook, the narrator is AfAm and the author is white, and the narrator does a superb job when getting the poor black voices.Anyway, even though the author sides with eight families in distress, he is fair to the two landlords.

If you allow your tenants to write whatever they want on the checklist, do you also agree to incorporate their findings as part of the move-in condition of the house?

So yes draft addendum incorporating the rent raise  and any other addendums you feel are needed.

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I think I need to categorize it and automate it more but that can end up taking up a lot of time.... time that I wanted to saveAny Evernote users have suggestions for incorporating it into property management and real estate investing/development?

I will be posting the property soon through a website that specializes in corporate rentals.

I don't think they are particularly unreasonable for a careful landlord, but I think the quality of tenants in the area might not be so great to begin with and including these details upfront makes me come across as a tough landlord:  Application: Background check ($25) Past landlord, employer, and personal referencesLease Points: Initial lease term is 8 monthsMonthly rent of $865 due on the 1st of each monthRefundable Security Deposit of $865Pet Fee (if applicable) of $200 upfront and additional $25 per monthOptional FrontPoint security system for $100 upfront and additional $50 per monthTenant pays for water, gas, and electricityRefrigerator and range oven includedWasher, dryer, dishwasher, and microwave not includedNo smokingAbsolutely no illicit drugs or other illegal activityTenant responsible for damages beyond ordinary wear and tearTenant required to purchase renter’s insurance before move-inNo assigning or subletting without landlord’s permission* The above list is intended only for purposes of convenience and is in no way incorporated into or comprehensive of the Lease Agreement, nor is it binding.