I have a prospective tenant that does not meet the criteria of 2x monthly income and a credit score of 650+. He said times were hard and he was out of work but has money saved. He offered to pay a years worth of rent ...

OK, so this is something I had no idea about but was just brought to my attention. I used to be a property manager for an apartment community, and I also was responsible for my leasing consultants getting paid their c...

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I am renting my upper unit of my duplex. They are starting the lease in June. The guy is a local TV host. His fiancé, their kids ( 1 kid each from previous relationships) and he are moving in. They asked me to...

Landlords in California beware.  The current CA law is that unlawful detainer actions are publicly searchable unless they are resolved within 60 days of the first filing.  If the tenant fights, this easily takes it pa...

I'm just curious about buying and holding properties while renting them out.  In most everywhere in the US, you cannot rent a property for at least 1% of the value.  In Denver, you can buy a $400k property and get no ...

I came across this article today. The circumstances are a little unusual and I thought I would throw it out there for some discussion.

http://tarrytown.patch.com/articles/sleepy-hollow-landlord-seeks-to-evict-80-y...

I see a bunch of incredibly cheap properties (under $10k for SFH) in Detroit. They are currently rented for about $600/mo and appear fairly close to downtown. I know that people were fleeing the city before, but wit...

So I have a duplex, and am currently renovating our tenant side. The last 2 big projects are to refinish the oak floors in the living room/bedrooms, and we want to tile the kitchen and bathroom. We're hiring out a con...

I'm in the middle of a dispute with some tenants. The building's manager, whom I've known and worked with for 7 years, says that these tenants seem nice/normal and she hasn't had any problems with them.Unfortunately t...

How do you handle a contractor who was suppose to finish a job in 3 months which is now a YEAR and he is basically saying he messed up the rest of your budget money?  I want to cut him off my job and file a lawsuit wh...