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Hi, i'm in the process of creating a lease with an attorney and I need to give them an answer regarding how i want to recieve rent money from my tenant. I put a clause asking for my rent to be directly deposited in ...
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I used to just ask an extra security deposit on a dog or a cat. Over time I realized I would be losing out on extra income if I simply charged a pet fee instead. Im curious to hear from other investors out there if ...
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I am working through an analysis on a SFR and I am researching realtor.com and Craigslist to make an informed decision on what I can expect to get in rent. As I am getting closer to acquiring my first property and pl...
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Hello all, my SIL is exiting a retail business and selling it to a new owner. She currently rents her retail space in a strip mall in NJ. She connected the buyer to her commercial landlord, and he gave my SIL a leas...
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I'm new to landlording so please bear with me.
I'm closing on a condo in the next month and I'm not sure if I should collect last month's payment or a security deposit. The condo is in a low income area so I don't...
I have a potential tenant both are in mid 500 credit score, but they can pay 3 months deposit and 3 months advance. Should I accept this?
Thanks
Tony
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I have a young couple wanting to rent a 2/1 for 1325.00 a month They have good jobs and the income is more than necessary to qualify . But their credit is 466 and 501 . They are in their mid 20's . Everything else lo...
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So we just bought a fourplex in a great location and the rents are drastically under market per unit, literally half price in one of the units! The last owners never raised rents on the current tenants for the last 17...
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Found a nice couple who wanna move in there landlord reference checked out and good job. Not so good credit scores and declined them for credit scores on transunion smart move. But we gave option for a $7,500 deposit ...
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I am looking at two duplexes. The numbers work for me (2.7% rule), are in a part of a city that I like and are priced right. There is one major issue. The old landlord signed long term (5 year) leases that don't ex...