Hello everyone, My tenant has been a responsible tenant for 2 years now.  She always paid her rent on time and she is a low-maintenance tenant.  She asked me to add her fiancé to the lease.What is my best interest? ...

I was made aware that my tenant's Bf or baby daddy has apparently moved into the house with out notifying the property manager or myself... How should I handle this situation? Rent still comes in on time, but my manag...

Hi BP! Last year I teamed up with my longtime buddy and purchased a 4 bedroom (single family detach) house near campus while we are finishing up our degrees.We use 2 bedrooms for quiet living/study, and offer the othe...

I'm trying to get into REI because I want more time to spend with family, friends, and to focus on my health.  My best friend is a real estate agent who's also getting into REI, but he's looking out of state.  I'd lik...

Hi, I've been renting a house with a separate entrance basement suite for a few years without too many problems. Recently the upstairs renters contacted us complaining about loud sexual noises and aggressive fight...

Hello, Please forgive me if this is common knowledge. But I'm still learning and I want to stay compliant with a fair housing laws and regulations. I'm an investor in upstate NY I have a vacant unit and a friend sent ...

One of my rental units is occupied by 2 tenants. At first I was only aware of 1 tenant but later discovered another room mate. The tenant fessed up and apologized a few times. It was my fault I didn't do an inspection...

So my old tenant is finally moving out and I am dealing with the turnover right now. I thought I'd get a jump and start advertising when the place is not even ready yet, thinking I'd schedule the showings a week o...

I have been wanting to ask this for a while. I hope it is an appropriate question.  In a lower priced rental, are there  generally less needs for fixing simple things by the landlord if there is a family with a male a...

Everyone in the REI community always seem to have extremely high standards for the tenants they choose - good credit, no criminal history, on time rent, absolutely 0 evictions, etc. I've never met someone that didn't ...