Fellow landlords I had a unique situation last week and wanted some opinions.I had a CO issue (I'm close to an expert now if anyone needs advice) and my tenants called the local utility company.

Landlord: "Pipes froze, was the heat off"Tenant: "Heat was on.

I've seen a lot of people try to manage a rehab/flip from afar, and VERY few pull it off.There are a lot of out-of-town landlords here that do well.

I would insist on being added as an authorized occupant before moving in; what if the landlord doesn't know or want you there?

The landlords feel SO guilty about selling, especially since almost everyone is month to month. 9 out of 10 times the rent is too low and the property needs work, but the tenant and landlord have been in a co-dependent/live-and-let-live/standoff relationship for a long time.Make your offer sight unseen, contingent upon inspection and contingent upon confirming the lease and rents.

Before I get an uproar about my move, I've lived in CA (Orange County/Long Beach) before and will definitely be staying there permanently.I am open to being a landlord(I currently work as a leasing consultant) and just about anything really.

It sucks, but that's the life of a landlord.

ALSO - maybe the landlord pays all utilities, which puts the rents artificially higher than market (are the rents at typical market?)

Meaning, to fulfill the 50% rule, a landlord would have to rent such a place for $1800-2000/month.

How do you other landlord account for this schedule??