Hello!  I have several rentals in NJ and will be relocating to FL shortly.  I will continue to self manage the properties and my main question is about security deposits. Do the security deposits need to be held with ...

So after reading several horror stories about contractors and apparently the increasing need to both babysit and warden them, I wonder if there was more effective way. Has anyone installed security cameras inside thei...

Hi I own a duplex in Baltimore city and I'm wondering if my security deposit is too high? I feel like I haven't been getting enough hits on the listing in the past month. I've sent a couple applications but no one has...

MA has a lot of fun compliance rules for holding security deposits. I was reading about (and contemplating) not even bothering with deposits, but I stumbled upon a service that claims to take care of that, is fully on...

Hello everyone.  I'm closing on my first investment property in two weeks.  Thanks for all the help leading up to this.  Question:  I'm inheriting tenants in one of the units of the building.  The seller has offered t...

Hey BP,So like the title says, I screwed up!Okay, story time.I rented my place to three tenants that met each other online. I did a background and credit check on all of them and it looked good.I requested a cashier's...

Hi, I received a legal notice from my former tenant stating that I need to return full refund of their deposit. The property is in FL and is a Long Term Rental. I sent them "Security Deposit Refund and Itemized Deduct...

Let's say you got 2 prospective tenants who tell you that they are undocumented immigrants and have not social security numbers. That will not work when at Smartmove for background check. How do you politely tell them...

I just started the renting process for an office yesterday and was told that the deposit check was written from the wrong account.  The tenant signed the lease, but not the owner.   The check has not been cashed and I...

So I'm going out to look at a duplex today I'm interested in. My initial plan is/was to secure it with FHA loan with a 203k to fix up the repairs needed. I'll live in it for the required time while renting out the ...