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I am renting my property for the first time. Normally, what’s collected prior to moving in? Is it first month, last month, and a security deposit? I’m getting mixed advice. Some say just first and last month, with no ...
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Once I got them evicted I noticed they did all sorts of damage. Should I take them to court? i don't really expect to ever see my money. I kind of worry that they may even try to do more damage to the property late ...
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I made a bad investment on a cheap warehouse in Detroit for my landscaping business. I paid for in cash for 20k 4 years ago. It's in a very bad area and it got broken into a couple of times. Not feeling safe I moved ...
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I am a smaller investor, but I am looking for a way to report money that is owed from tenants not paying rent and damaging our property. I believe you need to have a court judgment on them in order to report it to th...
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As landlords, we often face or worry our next new tenant is a squatter or how reliableis our next tenant. I am wondering are there any sites, that specifically to check the histories of a renter. For example, I en...
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Hi I am new to apartments. I presently have a 90 unit under LOI. The financial data I received from the seller shows the incoming security deposits as income and the outgoing security refunds as expenses. is this typi...
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We are currently marketing a property that has a great deal of interest. Would any landlords consider someone with poor credit who was willing to pay a full year's rent in advance (plus deposits), but doesn't quite me...
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70% of the tenant applications I got are with little pets. Agent advised me to charge a $800 deposit per pet. I worry if the pet damages the floor and wall, $800 may not be enough to cover. Is there any rule I can int...
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Ok so I've been educating myself on investing with OPM bit have bad credit that I don't know the extent of the damage caused during a life of depression. I never expected to love this long so I didn't plan. Im current...
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I found a house the other day for 49k, a house up the street is selling for 86k and another for 76k. I called on a few houses in that neighborhood and rent is around 700-750. I would need $9800 as my 20% down, have yo...