Jessica Wood
Can’t enter rental unit - active water leak
Our NIGHTMARE TENANT has been given a 7 day notice to vacate. There is an active water leak coming from her apartment for the second time. We told her we’d be bringing plumbers by this morning. She ADDED A LOCK to the...
Amanda Thompson
Security Deposit return to bankrupt tenants?
Our NIGHTMARE tenants finally moved out. They owed us over $15,000 in back rent and fees and then filed bankruptcy. (This is the 3rd time they've done this... one major reason we fired our Property Manager. Seriously,...
Cory Melious
How are people finding tenants?
I've
been using Facebook marketplace to list my apartments for the past 5
years. I only have 3 units and it's been pretty reliable to find good
tenants.
Post pandemic....that approach is a disaster. I've posted...
Matt Dunlap
How to get a tenant out of a foreclosure while evictions are stop
I'm referring to tenants as the previous owner. There is no lease.
We purchased a foreclosure, gave 3 day notice, then served unlawful detainer. Waited the 5 days with no response from tenant. Received the writ of po...
Account Closed
Am I The Tenant From Hell? (With Apologies For the Length)
Background: I have one rental property and recently sold another. For both, I outsourced the management, as they were in TX and we now live in AZ. Up until recently, we were renting in AZ, but just bought a place. So...
Karin Crompton
Typical Hard Money Fees (by category, not amount)
I'm looking for some info on what's considered typical vs what fees would be indicative of a bad lender - not the dollar amounts, just the categories, though if there are standard $$ ranges to be aware of, please say ...
Nichole B.
New - TenantCloud v. Cozy v. ???
Hi, all. I'm closing on my very first rental property this week, and am looking to set up one of the online PM services, ether Tenant Cloud or Cozy. Buildium seems to cost too much for me, right now, having only one p...
Brandon Snyder
What happens if a desist and refrain is ignored?
My property manager is practicing real estate without a license in California. I checked her name against the CalBre database. If I file a complaint with the BRE, and they issue a desist and refrain letter, what hap...
Lois S.
Promissory note payoff issue with title company
We are newbies to private lending. We gave an 'interest-only' promissory note to our borrower a few years ago. Now our borrower has refinanced through a mortgage company. The title company asked us for a payoff dema...
Vitaliy Merkulov
Need to be a broker to screen tenants for other landlord for fee?
Do I need to be a real estate broker to be able to screen tenants on behalf of other landlords for a fee? Im in California if that makes any difference. Being a landlord for some time, I've learned the best ways to sc...