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21 March 2020 | 0 replies
I'd be willing to write an offer on certain properties sight unseen if I can be sufficiently protected by an inspection contingency, but I have no way to know what its length needs to be.
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21 March 2020 | 1 reply
What are you doing to prepare to protect yourself financially?
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25 March 2020 | 24 replies
It is literally one piece of paper and a 1-line addendum, but the purpose of it is to protect your deposit.
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9 April 2020 | 12 replies
My question is if something happens with a tenant and they decide to sue will my personal assets still be protected since the loan is on my personal record.
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24 March 2020 | 2 replies
Then how do we protect ourselves and what does the due diligence process look like?
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21 March 2020 | 1 reply
The recent eviction ban further reduces protection for landlords.When getting a new tenant, would you negotiate for additional terms to protect yourselves financially?
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22 March 2020 | 4 replies
However, there were a number of "consumer protection" laws that eventually made this practice untenable.
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21 March 2020 | 0 replies
I have most of my leases expiring in May and June...would love to get everyone’s thoughts on how to protect a new lease agreement given the state of everything and how hard it is to evict someone.
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9 May 2020 | 29 replies
I say 10 because you have a job serving and protecting us; if you didn't have that obligation, I'd say 40.
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26 March 2020 | 8 replies
The top tier holding company let's you transfer money from the property management company to the holding company so that if you get sued (either the property or the management), that money is protected.