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Results (271)
Matt Selland Obtaining Title Ins after Tax Sale in SD
24 August 2023 | 10 replies

I purchased some farmland in SD at an IRS tax sale in January of 2021, the previous owners owed the IRS 1.8 million so the IRS siezed and sold 3 tracts of land in an attempt to collect their debt. The sale was hardly ...

Marcus Johnson Murder inclusion in Minneapolis
21 January 2020 | 31 replies

So this is directly from the City of Minneapolis website where the Renter Protection Ordinance was passed unanimously by the City Council and will go into effect June 2020.  Please read, because apparently as a Landlo...

Serena Tillman What to Calculate in an Expensive Area with low Cash Flow
8 June 2020 | 10 replies

Hi everyone - my husband and I came across a great deal on a Hoboken Duplex yet the cash flow and COC ROI isn't the highest. However, it's in an area that is super popular and with a little work, we could raise the re...

Louis Kelley HUD Threatens To Sue Landlords Who Screen Tenants For Felonies
12 April 2016 | 10 replies

Hi just read a recent article on IBD regarding HUD looking to enforce equality among all renters - even ones with criminal records. I'm a new landlord so my experience is < 3 months of doing this. For those of you ...

Sarah Buchanan What can we legally ask in screening a felon? (sex offender)
10 March 2019 | 49 replies

I had a potential tenant contact me and ask if I accept felons.  I have read that it's illegal (discrimination) to flat out say "no felons" so I asked what the crime was.  He said "sex offender, 16 years ago when I wa...

Deisy P. An applicant asks if I discriminate against "ex ex felons"
29 June 2020 | 65 replies

An applicant contacted me on marketplace and asked me "So use discrimate against ex ex felons". They asked to come see the place and I said, as long as you meet the requirements we can move forward. They then proceede...

Dave B. My tenant is in jail
12 April 2019 | 13 replies

Quick question: I received a call yesterday from my tenants father. He said his son just was sentenced to 5 years in prison and he’s coming this week to move his furniture and items out of the rental home I own. He so...

Jason F Thought I would share...
14 November 2008 | 10 replies

I do business in Trinidad and Tobago and am constantly traveling back and forth. The past couple of trips over the last month I have been completely floored by what I have been reading in their papers.

It is very har...

Tiki Sun My tenant is a call girl
20 March 2009 | 25 replies

Ooopss.. I post it in the wrong forum. I just moved it from General Info to Starting Out. Here's my story.

I owned a condo with 2 bedroom and 2 bath. I rented the other bedroom to help pay my mortgage. I found out af...

Rich O'Neill ABOLISH the IRS and Implement a Sales Tax?
28 January 2023 | 19 replies

Curious to hear what this community thinks about the proposed legislation to get rid of all income taxes and instead implement a sales/consumption tax? It is very unlikely this passes, but could it actually work?https...