I'm beans new to real estate--I'll be closing on my first house next week and I'll be house hacking it, so this question is specifically about renting out rooms in your own house (as opposed to like a duplex).1) How d...

We have a client with shells in the front yard and turf in the back, and they're worried it might hurt pets' paws. Can service animals legally be restricted in cases like this, or should it be worded a certain way in ...

My new tenant has a dog and they have an ESA certificate from doctor. Can I legally charge them pet rent? its a big brown lab. In my understanding I thought you can't deny someone with a ESA but you should still be ab...

I'm a landlord in Ma and I want to put in surveillance cameras with voice recording in common areas/hallways. Does anyone know if it is legal? Because my tenants are violating my noise policy and every time I ask they...

Hello,I have a 2 family property in New Jersey. I am renting out the basement illegally. Question - Will my insurance company cover me for any damages that happened to the property and is not related to the tenant in ...

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While helping someone find a tenant for their property I encountered a dilemma. A prospect tenant offered to pay 2 months rent deposit plus 12 months of rent upfront due to the fact that I was un...

Hi Bp am in dentist office waiting for my turn I thought i need  to take your opinions, i have a rental application It has on it 1adult with 8 kids ((wow)) know my question if she passes all the screening, would you r...

I'm just beginning the tenant screening process and was wondering about some guidelines. My sense is that you can collect applications from anyone who fits your minimum criteria and then choose the "best" based on inc...

I've heard that you should you only run background checks one at a time. What's your opinion on this? Should I do it that way? Or run several and let the applications know that they're competing and that I'll choose t...

I am part of a military facebook page. One of the landlords has a tenants trying to sign a lease a 12 month lease with 8 months orders. So she asked the group and many of use said to deny them and move on! One of the ...