Jose Guevarra
Owners are divorced and hate each other
Hi,INITIAL SITUATION:I found a property in pre-forclosure where the owners are on title and on the mortgage but, they have been divorced for years and hate each other and live far from each other. We are planning on ...
Nam Trang
What would you teach your younger self?
What would you have done differently when you first started? What mistakes do you think new landlords often make? What advice would you give somebody just starting out?Let's give the startup investors a heads up.
Jeff Aponik
Renting to a non-profit organization
Hello all,
I have been contacted by a non-profit organization who is interested in renting one of our single family properties for 3 of their employees. The organization will be listed on the lease and responsible f...
Kyle Marsh
Should I form an LLC?
Hello,Is it worth forming an LLC with my father to invest in a rental property? My dad and I are hoping to invest in a rental property 50/50 as partners, but he is concerned about putting his assets at risk. He will a...
Bill Hinshaw
Obama Admin Tells Landlords They Can’t Refuse To House Criminals
Deleting thread - See link below instead. Sorry for double post.Automatically Eliminating Criminal Records? Not so fast, says HUD
Brendan M.
Flexible Tenant Selection Criteria?
I've got two vacancies coming up in the next two months and as of right now I don't have any formal written tenant screening criteria. My price range tends to attract a decent number of tenants with bad histories (cri...
Victoria Green
Anyone have problem getting property rented
I have a 4 beds 3 baths in a nice community in Minneola / clermont FL. It's in a very good condition and i think i have a good realtor marketing it. but it has been on the market for close to 2 months. Any advice to g...
Tina Nguyen
Should I deny this application from a prospective tenant?
Hi,
This is my first time screening tenant. I use mysmartmove to run credit and criminal check on this applicant. The resullt shows his credit score is less than 500, with several outstanding, unpaid credit cards and...
Laura A.
are tenants of small multifamily properties riskier?
I live in the mid-atlantic region. Single family homes are my niche, but I am branching into small multifamily (2-, 3-, 4-plexes) properties. They are different from traditional residential rentals in many ways:- age-...
Ken Rishel
Fair Housing
What are you as either Lonnie Dealers (retailers) or Community Owners doing to meet your burdens with compliance in regards to Fair Housing?Given the recent flurry of HUD's enforcement actions this is becoming a serio...