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I have a prospective renter who says has has owned houses in past 7 years.So, he does not have a "landlord reference". How to deal with this situation because I can't check any landlord references!!
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Can a Chicago landlord terminate a lease at any time (i.e. no issues / paying on time etc) with written notice prior to the end of the term? How many days written notice to tenants is required?Background: I have a 1...
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When you rent out a place how much do you require your security deposit to be? 1 month's rent, $1,000, $500 etc? What about requiring last month's rent and first month's rent? I was thinking of asking for security dep...
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HI AllI am in need of guidance. I am a first time Landlord in Maryland of a row home in a C class neighborhood. I finished the updates, inspections and licensing right when the pandemic/ shelter in place hit in Marc...
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Hello everyone, I'm looking to invest in the Worcester area over the next year. It is a small condo approximately 500 square feet, 1 bed 1 bath in an 80-unit complex. Price is approximately $90k but I would offer less...
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Hi BP! I'm under contract in the valley for a duplex and trying to overcome a situation to judge the ability for the current tenant to perform on rent. I intend to be owner occupying 1 of the units and the other is cu...
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G'Day folks,
I've reached out to my legal and accounting team for referrals but they had none.
The IRS is absolutely useless and we have tried dealing with them for over a year now on this matter.
At the point of j...
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A recent pregnant women applied to rent a townhome of mine for a year lease. She meets the income requirement of 3x the monthly rent, however when she goes on maternity leave, I am not sure that she will. Can I legall...
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Between my commercial and residential properties, over a dozen tenants have already reached out to me about upcoming rents. If this is the first time tenants have issues paying their rents in your case, consider your...
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I firmly believe that you never know how good or bad your property manager is until you have issues with your tenant or your property. With that said, I'm having issues with my tenant and therefore I am now having is...