
18 February 2025 | 148 replies
One appeared visibly unoccupied, with a mattress and other debris on its porch and its upstairs windows boarded up.Of the remaining seven homes, The Inquirer was able to question residents of four about whether they continued to be charged rent.All said they had been.One tenant, Shanna Anderson, said she stopped being able to afford her $1,750-a-month rent to DHI Fund and RAD at her Parkside rowhouse after losing her job at a real estate brokerage during the pandemic.In late November, RAD threatened to evict her if she failed to pay $6,530 owed for unpaid rent since August.Her home’s rental license has been inactive since late July, according to L&I records.

23 January 2025 | 21 replies
They will sometimes have a few of the more common types of amenities, and may or may not be professionally managed.

16 January 2025 | 15 replies
Another common problem is poor due diligence—jumping into deals without verifying the borrower or collateral often leads to future regrets.I’ve also seen over-leveraged borrowers cause trouble, prioritizing other creditors over private lenders.
17 January 2025 | 5 replies
Self-showing services are extremely common but that should be in the contract.

18 January 2025 | 6 replies
I'd be surprised if the complex doesn't have individually metered units so you may be able to eliminate the utility expenses unless those are for common areas like walk ways, parking lot or laundry.

15 January 2025 | 8 replies
I've painted more walls, ceilings and trim work than I could ever count in my lifetime and *I* suck compared to professional painters, and most of my paint jobs could pass for lower-end professional jobs.

23 January 2025 | 9 replies
Drywall installation and finishing is harder than most people think and whoever did that job - see the tape showing - didn't think too hard about it.

16 January 2025 | 6 replies
Personally, I bought a 3 bed single family home soon after starting my job and had two friends from college rent which covered my mortgage plus a little extra.

13 January 2025 | 1 reply
There are a couple of others less commonly used.

11 January 2025 | 12 replies
Verify credit, employment, etc for you. 6) I would definitely want noise (quiet hours), guests, and treatment of common areas covered. 7) We've used Rent Manager as it focuses more on the financials which I think is super important.