John Thedford
Is A "Working Dog" Classified As "Service Animal"?
Anyone have facts or guidance on this? In one of my rentals I have a law enforcement officer with a working dog (K-9). Originally, my broker stated I HAD to rent to this person because it is a "service animal". The te...
Lee Miles
Should I allow this tenant to relocate to another of my properties, which neighbors her cousin, who is a terror?
I have a current tenant who wants a bit more space than the unit she's in currently. She's interested in moving into a larger 1BR at another multifamily property of mine. This tenant takes care of the unit she's in no...
Gavin Carlson
Handling Angry Tenants
More of a general question, but how do you all deal with being a landlord when it seems that tenants are constantly angry, looking for rent credits for minor repair inconveniences, and threatening to sue when they don...
Jorge Vazquez
Advantages and Disadvantages of Section 8 Real Estate Investments
Section 8 housing is a controversial topic among real estate investors. The program comes from a housing law passed in the 1930s during the Great Depression. At that time, the government was focused on providing high-...
Xiaomei Song
what's the best time to do eviction
Hi all, I get a professional tenant, who breached the lease in several ways: Hot water heater Storage room use as a bedroomNo payment of May Rent.Subletting without landlord permissionKeep the cat in the bedroom with...
Rob Gillespie
Armondo Montogango
I see Armando Montelongo from flip this house is coming to the Cleveland area. Has anyone went to hear him pitch his course before? Is it actually him that is there, or someone selling for him?
Henner Mohr
Transfer LLC... be careful...
When times were good many newbie investors would buy property from banks promising that the property would be "owner-occupied" meaning the bank would give the new owner a better interest rate since it assumed that per...
Uwe K.
"Evictions ok" type ads?
This occupied my mind all day yesterday:
Probably every major city has some kind of free weekly magazines, full of ads, masked as a TV program, and targeted at the African American community, often lower income range....
Michael Woodward
Is it important to provide somewhere for people to sit down in the home you're selling? What about music?
I'm working on strategies to improve the desirability of homes I list for sale and was wondering what your opinions are about providing a place for people to sit when they come look at your house.
My gut tells me t...
Paul S.
Overwhelmed by frequent tenant repair requests
Hi everyone.I have been self-managing a few rental townhouses for about 2 years. I'd say on average, I get called every 2 weeks about repair issues. I have received all kinds of repair requests, e.g. clogged dishwashe...