My friends and I put down the sec. deposit for a house today and upon doing that, the landlord provided us with a copy of our lease we have yet to sign.

Then I read WHAT YOU DID.Is there possibly ANY part of landlord tenant law that you did NOT VIOLATE.

I've looked at numerous properties, including two last weekend with tenants in them.If you want specifics for the local situation, google for landlord/tenant laws, or tenant advocates, or similar terms, along with the town or state.But, I seriously doubt you can prevent showings or other access to the property.Note that you're not under any obligatation to clean the place spic-and-span like an owner who's trying to sell their house would.

Or call Tony Soprano to "handle" the situation.....Seriously, I was talking to an appraiser whom formerly was a landlord in a tough town here in CT.

Now I dont care about the money they owe me...its not gonna make me or break me, but I consider it my do gooder service to the world to make it official and on record they screwed me and so perhaps the next LL can view that and think again before buying their hard luck story the way I did...I just wish their last landlord would have done the same.

Landlords are going to get screwed.

FSJR9,Here is the way I see this deal:Gross rents: $750Operating Expenses: $375NOI: $375Mortgage Payment (P & I only): $195Positive cash flow: $180In my experience, good landlord insurance for this property is going to run about $40 to $50 per month.

In short, our investors gain all the benefits of owning a rental property, without the management hassles of landlording.

But they are out there…You need to have a large pool of buyers… you need end user retail buyers, lease option buyers, traditional landlords, rehabbers, and cash buyers….By having a good buyer’s pool mix… You can do a variety of deals…You can’t just look for deals with $50k in equity… those are hard to find every day… But if you can sell what you buy, you can do more volume… I just made this little chart up (below)… anyone care to comment on it?

A generic contract is how you end up in court on the losing end of a lawsuit.You need a contract that is specific to your state laws.If you have any sort of landlord's association in your state, they may sell rental contracts that their own lawyer has vetted and approved.