Why would a Landlord want to buy utilities from the utility and then bill Tenant for the cost? I am asking mostly in relation to office/retail property but answers on apartment and even single family might help.

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Hi everyone! I’m thinking of using a realtor for the initial tenants search, but not for management. My question is, should I have a lawyer write up and review my lease first? Or does the realtor do this for me with ...

I don't read the news often because of stories like this. I cannot believe how one sided this sap story is. Can anyone point out all the items they left out to complete the business circle?

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Hi all,
This spring I'm going to buy my first home and I intend to rent a portion of the property out either as a separate unit or a bedroom with access to the rest of the house. Overall, my knowledge about how to be...

This came up as a suggested link on a story I was reading, courtesy of the Chicago Tribune and Amy Dickinson:(http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/askamy/ct...)Dear Amy: My husband and I rented our house to friend...

I wanted to know if a landlord is allowed to raise their security deposit every time they increase the rent. Whenever they raise the rent, they want to increase the security deposit so it is as much as the rent.

Is ...

I'm relatively new to REI, but have had a single rental property for ~3 years that does well. My father on the other hand, has ~20+ properties and tracks everything manually in a spreadsheet. While I could likely writ...

Do you recommend purchasing both landlord insurance and home warranty? Is it worth the money? I have rental that is older, but with relatively newer water heaters, and AC unit and appliances. I am afraid that somethin...

I regularly teach courses at the RPOA and find that there are a few laws that many Michigan landlords miss in their management practices. Here are the top 10 I observe: Not following Federally and State mandated lead...

Hi BP,
Just had a tenant call that the heater wasn't working. Just had a technician out and it cost $275. A small Baggie got sucked up in the intake and needed to be removed (and a checklist of items needed to be ch...