I had a tenant move out 3 months ago. He never left an address for me to send him his security deposit and he just sent me an e-mail saying he wanted his deposit back. We forfeited it 60 days after he moved out as we ...

Hello Bp!I recently purchased a duplex in Columbus, OH. When I purchased the property I received the existing lease which stated a $0 security deposit. I had the tenant sign an estoppel agreement and he stated he paid...

Looks like some interesting new rent laws are going into effect.  It looks like this won't directly affect small time landlords with 1 and 2 family properties.  Am I missing something?  If it does not directly affect ...

Found a nice couple who wanna move in there landlord reference checked out and good job. Not so good credit scores and declined them for credit scores on transunion smart move. But we gave option for a $7,500 deposit ...

Hi,BP This is Sha i am currently about to start two flips. one  in Dallas and one in Fort Worth. I have secured financing,secured properties, but cannot secure a reliable contractor who has time to do the flips simult...

I have a unit I am trying to lease. This unit lease start date is in November and I have interested parties who are interested in renting it in November. I am deciding to finalize one of them  and are using the standa...

Does anybody know of a good read to better understand cross-collateralization and blanket mortgages?

I get the basic idea of offering more than one property as collateral for a loan, and have actually done a loan wit...

At the closing of an already rented property (duplex) of course the security deposit is transferred to the buyer does that mean the last months rent should've also been credited to the buyer ?

Thinking about renting out house to prospective tenant who wouldn't be able to move in til Dec. They are willing to sign lease, provide first month's rent and security deposit in November and have lease begin Dec 1. I...

Well, us unfortunate folk who cater to C-class tenants in Upstate NY just got our heads handed to us.  The legislature does not want to own public housing; it just merely wants to CONTROL all the housing privately own...