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My wife and I are coming up on our 1 year of owning our first rental property (Duplex that we live in one side and have updated it, have tenants on the other side and have done minimal updates). We remember of the 4 y...
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I just purchased a multi unit property in Ontario and the rents are quite low in comparison to what they should be. So I have a couple questions about going about these increases. I have been making some improvements ...
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With the rising markets, many of our properties are overdue for a rent increase. We normally sign a 12 month lease initially, then let it go month to month. This has worked well for us from a tenant retention stand...
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Yet to run the rental history, but the prospective tenant has acknowledged in my pre-screen check list that he (and his wife) have fallen behind on a rent previously. He says, they did end up paying up the balance. N...
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We just bought a property in Baltimore and are getting it ready to list for rent. We have our screening requirements outlined that we typically use, which include that the tenant must make 3x the rent and put down a 1...
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Can you add a 3rd bedroom in an already rented out 2 bedroom single family house? Do you need the permission for the tenants who already live there? Can you then increase the over all rent, but still low enough so tha...
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I offered a 4 year lease which has 2 years left and now I’m trying to get out of it with the least of problems. The tenant is excellent, they pay on time and keep the house in a good condition, except that I suspect ...
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Hello!DFW investor here with an off-market opportunity to purchase a portfolio of 9 duplexes from the estate of an investor who passed away. They are all in good condition and are in a well-established neighborhood wi...
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Hello,I bought a home to live in in December of 2015. Fast forward 2 years later I had to move out of town for work and had to rent it. The rent income nearly covered all of the costs (PITI + PM) and the last two tena...