The background to this is that I recently turned their account over to a property manager.

I have always done non-refundable. for tenants who have multiple pets (i had one tenants had 4 pets total, dog and cats), we do 500 non-refundable, and 500 refundable. for the refundable part, at the end of the lease if there's no damage, deposit back.And I request reference, and consult with insurance expert on the pets breed, making sure it's not the aggressive type, have good background/history and house trained, etc.Also, I advertised as deposit is per pet, but if they have multiple, it's always a case by case basis, I want to get as much information as possible about the pets first, and then negotiate a agreement with the tenants.

The upstairs tenant says she can hear things too, but to her it's background noise.

I am looking for a good reputable CPA in the Houston area that has a background in real estate investing and is also an active investor.

I have a tenant I ran the background check on today, first thing I found was the current landlord was evicting them,,then I noticed that landlord wasn't the name on the application.  

I do not charge application fees but require a background and credit check.

What I enjoyed most was listening to the other members personal experience, their background story, and personal challenges.  

I use hard money to fund my purchase and rehab and then do rate and term refi's into conventional (I'm at 8 spots now so technically have 2 left) and portfolio loans.If you can buy right, you will limit your out of pocket to about 5% to 6% (i.e. the cost of the hard money lender's fees/points).

I have an IT background and interest in real estate investing and renting.

families who move to a different school district would definitely do all that before the school year starts, and that's summer.There are a lot of people switch job, a lot of those happens in summer too.Recently we helped our client to rent his townhouse out, and we found the tenant who's moving in town.When everyone is trying to move at the same, the demands go up and the supply is technically fixed, you can technically demand more rent, but then again, it also depends on other factors too.