How long after move in should I give the tentant to transfer the utility to their name?  Do I need to put in the lease?  In return can I require them to leave the utility on for 5 days after they move out? Thanks

Is it possible to do final Walk through and get keys the same day? The seller has tenants and her daughter living in the home. My agent says we need to do final walk through a few days before closing.  He’s alluding ...

Hello! I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced what I experienced last night. We recently closed on our second rental unit in Minnesota. The unit has been available for rent for two weeks now. I found a tenant wh...

A few weeks ago there was an Arctic blast coming through our area, lows in the teens expected.  I had a tenant move out and at final walk through they said they would leave the keys on the counter when they left.  Thi...

I've been reading about the various stages of moving tenants in and out, however I can't seem to find much that puts together the whole timeline.  I'm hoping to get some feedback on my general timeline, and also addre...

Hi.One of my tenants in my 4 plex is moving out according to her notice on June 1st. The lease will be over by June 30th. Now I am trying to communicate and make sure she will give me the keys and everything. But no a...

I made a dumb move, I know. I let a husband and wife (she's an acquaintance of mine) move into a SFH without paying the deposit. She was supposed to pay extra each month. They've paid their rent (after some chasing my...

Hi All:We see so many posts about out of town investing. Has anyone on this board actually moved to the out of state/out of town market either for a short term or a long term specifically for the purpose of building a...

I bought a duplex last year and I'm getting ready to move out and into another purchase soon. I'm trying to figure out how I should be setting up the locks, because I haven't changed them since the last tenant moved o...

On Tuesday, I am having my newly accepted tenant sign a lease starting 10/1.  Since the lease won't begin until October, what should I expect as far as collecting first month's and security deposit.  We agreed to a 1....