Luc Boiron
A good deed - Seller accepts $150,000 less than highest offer
I just read an article about an American couple who sold their home in Oakville, which is a suburb of Toronto, to move back to Colorado. Here is the link.Their home was being sold for multiple offers for over asking (...
Tommy Wang
Too late to accept another tenant?
Hi,
First time landlord here, so be gentle.
I have completed the application processes with a tenant that is simply marginal. They had a previous broken lease with collections filed against them by a prior landlord...
Karen Lee
Judgment Collection - PM will not release tenant information
We had a nonpaying tenant, filed for eviction and received a judgment. I understand that the possibility of collecting on the judgment is extremely small however I would still like to look into this what my options a...
Jocelyn Canfield
legality/fairness of higher real estate taxes for investor owned
My son recently moved to South Carolina and I was looking to buy a long term rental property in his area but discovered that the real estate property tax is TRIPLE for non owner-occupied homes. How is this even legal?...
Account Closed
Would ths be discrimination?
I am trying to navigate the fine line between what is legal and not...lets say you have a multifamily property, and one family is responsible and clean, while the other lives in a disgusting pile of crap inside your u...
Brett Schickler
Tenants with Service Animals and a no pet policy
Hello, Please forgive me if this is common knowledge. But I'm still learning and I want to stay compliant with a fair housing laws and regulations. I'm an investor in upstate NY I have a vacant unit and a friend sent ...
Account Closed
Federal Fair Housing Act (FHA), its Amendments & Exemptions?
is it true that:- Private property owners who do not own or have any interest in more than three single-family houses at one time are exempt from the federal Fair Housing Act of 1968?- Multifamily properties with fewe...
Gregory Schwartz
No more buyers letters to sellers?
I'd like to know what you think. How do we stand out in a competitive market? As a Realtor and investor, I have always recommended buyers included a letter to the seller describing why they are a perfect fit for that ...
Joe Edgar
HUD Racial Discrimination - shake down
This is more a venting session in the event anyone else has to deal with this. My property manager (who is of race 1) was accused of racial profiling against a tenant of race 2. The claim was that the discrimination...
David P.
Discriminatory Ads?
Looking for some advice-
When posting an apartment for rent on various sites, I typically include a string on words at the very bottom of the ad to aid in search. Here is an example:
"University, Execu...