I live in upstate NY and with the new tenet laws we can not ask if they have ever been evicted. We can only charge $20 for a back ground check. We can no longer ask for an application fee. With some other disturbing t...

Hi all,I tenants that would like to break their lease but no clause in the lease covering the situation.  They have been in place for a little over a year and signed a second lease through April 30 so we have 8 months...

Austin Business Journal released an article this morning titled "Austin City Council moves to tighten reins on short-term rentals"Political Significance: City council voted to approve an amendment to be drafted to Cit...

Hello All, Please help me poke holes in these numbers (owner provided for the most part). C Building in a B area. Unsure about deferred maintenance at this time.  Thank you!Unit Type/ Rent /# of units2 BDR $750.00  (1...

Hi All,Just wanted to solicit some feedback from those with more experience around tenants with emotional support animals.  To shorten the whole story, basically during a renewal of a tenant they mentioned that they n...

Quite honestly, I have no clue how I do it, but I do. I make people who think they hate me, at least like me. There was an investor who, just last month, called me for no reason and cussed me out over the phone, then ...

I have a duplex in NY which was recently inspected by the Health Dept.  Although they didn't find lead in the apartments or in the water, they found lead paint on the rear porch which is closed in with storm windows. ...

It looks like I may have multiple acceptable tenants for a rental. Am I allowed to increase the rent and see if someone is willing to pay it (or ask each tenant to give me a monthly amount they are willing to pay), or...

I came to the site looking for some info on REO compilers, a seemingly interesting area that I somehow managed to avoid stumbling across in the last 15 years of corporate and commercial real estate. I don't do reside...

Hi Folks,I recently bought several properties in Wayne County's annual tax auction in the neighborhoods most people stay away from. I did this to test some hypotheses, and get an education one way or another. A recent...