Looking for some general advice:We have some tenants who are really great - military couple, clean, quiet, pay rent on time, etc. They are wanting to break their lease 5 months early because they have a dog who is cur...

Hello, a family applied to rent my house. They are great and have "5 Pomeranians. All shots are up to date and they are seniors."The dogs have been living in their house (which they are selling) and things are under c...

Where could I find a good contract as I am about to rent my first property. It’s a single family house. Also any tips on what I should include there? Do you guys do pet rent or pet deposit? All help appreciated.

Without being to terrible cynical here, I understand the demographic of what a renter is. Of course there are wonderful renters out there, and there are terrible renters out there too. The middle course or group, I th...

We have half a dozen rental units (homes & townhomes). We have generally prohibited allowing pets. However, I see many postings saying that it can be a wise strategy to allow them in rentals.
We were recently wei...

Tenants have been in my rental since February with their dog and they pay $50 month extra as a pet fee. In NJ I cannot accept a pet deposit and security deposit so I decided to add the monthly pet fee.    The dog died...

Hi BP! I have people applying with two dogs and one of them is an ESA. Our policy is $50/mo pet rent and $300 pet fee for one pet and $75/mo pet rent and $500 pet fee for two pets. I am wondering what other people do ...

I own a duplex in California. I have two good, steady, paying families as tenants. 
Tenant A has been there for many years and has three pets that do not cause problems. 
Tenant B just acquired a dog yesterday, and ...

Hi Everyone,

So after countless hours of listening to podcasts, surfing these forums learning from you all, and reading tons of articles/books I am super pumped to finally be closing on my first property in abou...

Hello BP members,
I have a 5/5, new construction home in a nice area that I recently put in the market. My PM said they had around 8 showings but it hasn't been rented yet. It's been over  a month and a half, so I've...