Hi, I'll try to keep this short. We have had a 60 year old single female renter since 12/18. We have since found out that she is an alcoholic. Most recently, she was drunk and was yelling out the window that she was l...

Hello. At my 2/1.5 duplex, have washer and dryer connections. The Tenants bought a used washer and dryer. Got a call from them at 9pm saying there is a leak and mold is growing behind the washer and dryer. I to...

I was recently a tenant in California. I have sued my former landlord in Small Claims court for the entirety of my security deposit, plus interest. I am looking for an assessment of who's likely to win at trial and by...

Ok.  Finally took the first leap on REI, been reading and searching and paying attention to everything under the sun.  Afraid to be the guy that regrets never making the move later in life.  Found a Mentor, local frie...

My tenants have only just moved in two weeks ago on a 12 month lease but they have already asked to get released from their lease in order to buy their own house. They are a young military family with a large dog and ...

I have a tenant move out recently from a 4plex that I bought last year. She left me a horrible mess! I am spending about 4k to fix up the place. She noted no defect with the unit on the move-in inspection check list (...

My new tenants on one of my properties signed a lease a couple weeks ago with a move in date of July 1st.  When they saw the house my previous tenants were still in the process of moving out.  New tenants signed the l...

hi guys, I'm renting out my first property and we have a prospective tenant who has 780 credit score great income and seems like the kind of person I would want to rent to. The only problem is I put on my ads that's I...

We are considering allowing pets in one of our duplex rentals. What are your thoughts/experiences with tenants and pets? How much do you typically charge as non-refundable deposit as well as monthly pet rent? What ...

Over the course of the last couple of years I have learned a tremendous amount right here on BP and I've realised that I haven't been particularly active on the forums. I guess that's partly because I don't feel I hav...