I've been thinking about renting to section 8 tenants because from what I understand you can buy cheaper properties that aren't glamourous, and a portion of the rent is guaranteed via a government check. The cons, of ...

Hello all, I'm so grateful I found this forum and I appreciate everyone's advice. You've all been so helpful so far.
It seems no matter how much I reiterate my application criteria in my ads and in my communications ...

Hi,Here is a copy of an email I received  from a possible tenant. @Brandon Turner am I being too strict?

Dear forumites,I have a house that I rent by rooms to university student. I received an email from one of the housemates"I'd like to meet you. My roommate has made me uncomfortable living here because of things he has...

Deleting thread - See link below instead. Sorry for double post.Automatically Eliminating Criminal Records? Not so fast, says HUD

My husband and I have been landlords for nearly 10 years and are considering renting our SFH in NJ. There's a family that is interested but they don't have a social security number, only an individual taxpayer identif...

I seem to have a reoccurring problem with tenants in a basement apartment moving in, and their partner lives with them a majority of the time. How does one define "Occupant"? I use a month to month rental agreement...

Good morning all! Have a question regarding room-by-room rentals. We are investors in Savannah, GA, and have a lot of college students as our residents. We noticed that most college students prefer to rent or “sub lea...

Hi all,
If i'm house hacking (Side by side duplex, i will be living in one side and the tenant will be living on the other side) can i "discriminate" aka choose someone i like better because i have more things in com...

I rent out my private separate entrance inlaw which is below my house. I signed a lease which stated very specifically
-Quiet after 9 pm and no more than 2 guests per bedroom and he has his girlfriend plus 4 kids th...