Scott Roper
1 Dog Has Now Turned Into 2
I have a home I rent and the lease states no pets, but allows one dog per a pet addendum. They paid a $250 non-refundable pet fee for the dog, which is a yellow lab. I used to live in this house and know both neigh...
Nichole Dillabough
It literally burns to breathe in my home
I just recently moved into the historic district of Colorado Springs, and it's so great! I love the character of the area. However, recently whenever I am home, my allergies are making life miserable. Since it is an o...
Robert Ombres
HOA and Dog Breed Specific regulations
Does anyone have experience dealing with an HOA with breed specific regulations? I will be working towards changing mine and any helpful advice or resources would be greatly appreciated. I'm not sure how big of an uph...
Dan Tanner
Pets and Smokers allowed or not pros and cons
I'm new to the rental business. How do you all handle pets and smokers? Allow or Not? If not, how do you ensure rules are abided by? What would be the penalties if you found they weren't abiding by the rules? If ...
Dan H.
Reason not to rent to smokers - terminate tenant w/ few options?
We no longer rent to smokers but we used to rent to smokers with the condition that they smoke outside.
We have a tenant that is a from the time that we rented to smokers. They have been good at only smoking outside...
Samuel J Claeson
Can you deduct landlord labor out of a tenants security deposit?
Hello BP members,I had a tenant move out on February 28, 2018 and she dumped a LARGE pile of kitty-litter (with cat feces) in a large woodchip garden bed that is attached to the home (we also took photos for evidence)...
Edward Kuk
Pre-screening criteria - are mine realistic? (Chicago, IL)
Hi,
It's been ~4 months since my wife and I started our real estate journey. After scouring the MLS every day, checking out properties every weekend and 2 accepted offers that fell apart during inspection, we finally...
Abby Vuong
Tenants and Guarantor Dilemna
Hi Everyone, I am in need of some major advice. I am starting out with my first rental in Maryland and decided to hire a real estate agent. My realtor has made a couple of errors with the listing and showing process...
Eric Fitzgerald
Ways You Increase Revenue in Your Properties?
All,I'm interested to hear any strategies or methods you use to increase revenue. I work for a local investor, and we are brainstorming ways to increase cash flow and revenue in his student housing properties.We are o...
William Donaldson
Questions concerning College Rentals
I currently own and live in a 4BR/4BA condo in a college town in South Carolina. Right now the three other bedrooms are rented out to my friends until August ’14. Because I’ve been renting to my ...