After gaining a little more experience it seems the two most common problems with house are water damage from various sources and pets. In a very short amount of time a dog can do large amounts of damage to a house a...

I am not trying to argue a point, but I have a strict no pet policy now because we have had so many problems.  In one case the tenant's dog vomited and defecated all over our nice wood floors.  In other cases the dog ...

I have been looking for my first property to buy and hold. I viewed a property today that was in great shape. What I was able to see of it anyways. New roof. Very well done remodel of the upper unit (2bd 1bath) (vacan...

Hello Bigger Pockets:  I am driving one-way to Maine from California around March of 2021.  I intend to buy a house in Maine but I need to stay in a short term apartment for a couple of months while I shop for a house...

Having a problem. We did an initial walk through of an old mobile home and all seemed fine. They paid deposit and first month rent today and they are not moving in till March 27th but keys have been handed over since ...

Ok, first rental and first tenant. This forum has been a godsend in terms of helping me and my first-time landlord anxieties. So, I have my first tenant, everything checked out, she was qualified, etc. She has been in...

Hi all, I purchased my first duplex back in June and I inhered two tenets. One of them is great the other one, the old owners’ stepson must not of paid his rent very often and so now he’s had to leave. I wanted to get...

So when the tenant pays a pet fee, what exactly does that cover? Say for instance the tenant has a cat and at the end of the lease u find multiple pee stains on the carpets as your doing your move out inspection. Did ...

Hi everyone,My wife and I are closing on our first property on March 1 (5 units.) We are inheriting 4 tenants and one vacant unit which we plan to update as soon as we close. We have been combing through the current t...

Someone with a pet is interested in renting one of the units in my duplex in Texas City, TX. Is this a big issue or how could we make this work?
A pet deposit maybe, higher rent?