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2 November 2021 | 1 reply
What, if anything, can I do to protect myself from the nightmarish scenarios I hear about landlording in California?
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9 April 2022 | 2 replies
I had to switch lenders and spent more money because of it.
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4 November 2021 | 6 replies
.), then the tenant should have protection under their own renters policy to rent a hotel.
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6 November 2021 | 19 replies
Simply warning them is not enough to protect you from liability.
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4 November 2021 | 3 replies
This is even more important if you plan to work multiple fix-&-flips at a time.Errors and Omissions is important to protect you when you fail to manage your LLC professionally.
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4 November 2021 | 4 replies
We have a 12 page management contract that we've added our real experiences to over the years, with the intent of protecting both us AND the landlord.
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13 November 2021 | 3 replies
I am going to move forward with the room rental and see how it works but I am very prepared to switch to a single family rental if need be.
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2 November 2021 | 2 replies
And not sure what state she is in but in Texas a homestead is protected.
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4 November 2021 | 14 replies
Another thing you could do to protect yourself some is request an larger security deposit.
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6 November 2021 | 6 replies
The EMD of course is to protect the wholesaler and is used as a means to filter out those who can perform and close on the deal vs those that are not able to perform.Hope this helps!