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15 July 2016 | 16 replies
As @Mike Hanneman has said: figure out what you want, i.e. either keep it as a rental (and consequently raise the rent; all these matters you should communicate in a proper way, which I consider - especially in that situation - in paperform via snailmail) or you moving back in.
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8 September 2016 | 15 replies
Besides this there is a potential goal of holding the tenant accountable and showing him that bad behavior has consequences.
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28 September 2016 | 2 replies
The tenant can always enforce a year lease on the landlord, and then they can almost always break it without much consequence.
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29 September 2016 | 10 replies
Because your contract is with tenant A, so tenant A gets listed on the eviction, too.Tenant A created this mess and gets to pay a consequence, too.
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8 March 2017 | 10 replies
Each time he worried about it, he had to deal with the emotional consequences of something that had not yet happened.
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21 April 2017 | 7 replies
This means they're more likely to pay you, and worst case scenario, even if they don't pay you, you can at least give them a consequence.
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14 July 2017 | 5 replies
Some things are state specific..so you may not be able to use all of them-Payment Methods Accepted-Late Fee Policy-No maintenance performed by tenant without landlord's permission-Procedure for notifying landlord for maintenance (too many say this has been broken for x amount of time so I need it fixed TODAY, but never notify the landlord)-Consequence of moving people in and bypassing your qualification process-Consequence and fine for sneaking a pet in without notifying landlord-Rent pick-up fee--if they refuse to adhere to payment method in lease; rent pick up fee will apply for successful and unsuccessful trys at getting the rent. i.e. you knocked on the door nd no one answered or they ignored you-Tenant damages-Tenant MUST PAY FOR TENANT DAMAGES.
13 July 2017 | 3 replies
I have a saying, "Let me be your consequence," which is self-explanatory.
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6 October 2023 | 11 replies
I agree, many syndicators go way too far into opining about potential tax consequences to their investors.
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1 August 2018 | 5 replies
Take it out of the trust, leave it in the trust and change the beneficiary, etc are options and may have tax and liability consequences.