Joshua Kirkum
What if you see in the news a tenant committed a heinous crime?
I hate that I even have to write this, but this is beyond anything I've ever had to deal with as a landlord. My handyman notified me of a news article that identifies one of my tenants as being accused of raping a 13...
Ryan Kuja
When Tenants Get Protection Orders Against Each Other
Hi everyone-I have a question Im hoping someone could lend a bit of insight on. The situation is this: A group of young women signed a lease on one of my SFR's in Michigan. One roommate got a protection order against ...
Matthew Kern
I want to split legal responsibility for Mowing and snow removal
I want to split legal responsibility for Mowing and snow removal between my two duplex tenants in their lease's.I'm looking for the exact language I can add into my lease's for the future. Does anyone know of the rig...
Xuan Ni
Can Partnership LLC deduct 1098 Mortgage interest if borrowers are partners not LLC
We started an LLC partnership solely for the purpose of managing a short term rental property. We bought the property around the same time the LLC was formed. So the mortgage listed individual partners (SSN) as the bo...
Alex Verdugo
No reply from the agent
A couple of weeks ago I went to look at a distressed property that needed a fair amount of work to get it to be rent ready. Needed an a/c unit, finish walls, install appliances (new appliances came in the deal, just ...
Account Closed
Seeking help from NY RE Attorney- Lead Based Paint
Looking for assistance with answering a question that arose this weekend while out visiting a property that was built during the time frame of lead based paint. What are the owner's legal responsibilities when it come...
Kyle Brinks
Advantages of starting a mgmt company to manage my own properties
I have been doing my taxes this year and I came to this realization, currently I only own investments that I self manage, not a property management business. Right now I own a LLC for holding assets and a separate LLC...
Timothy Colman
A unique situation - what would you do?
Hello all,I have a unique situation that I am seeking advice for. I will keep it short and to the point.A close friend of mine desires to sell his town home to me for his current mortgage balance (90k). The home was...
Mark Faillace
Oil Tank Issues - Sale of home in NJ
Family member sold/closed on a house with an oil tank clean up in process. An escrow agreement limiting seller's liability to 5K was part of the closing documents. Seller received proceeds of sale. Seller's attorney n...
Sean Connolly
Snow Removal
Hello all, I have a specific question about snow removal in massachusetts.I own a SFR and the duplex next door. I live in the SFR and rent the duplex. I share a driveway with one side of the duplex. The other side of ...