Hey all, I just closed on my first rental property and we're getting ready to rent it out. I'm looking at different ways of collecting rent and was just curious if anyone used Cozy. It looks like a great option, but g...

We are landlords. Not by choice. We couldn't sell our house without losing money so we had to rent it. We had a 1 year lease agreement with our tenants. After the year was up there were signs problems with the police ...

We've been using AirBnB for the past year with no problem.  Bookings were slumping so we listed with VRBO and got a 2 month reservation within 24 hours.  HOWEVER, the guest payed on 5/31, and they say we will not rece...

Hello all, I have read many discussions on cold calling/direct mailing absentee owners. Before I begin this process however, I am interested to know how things progress if you actually get someone who is willing to en...

So, stupid question... Is there EVER a time when it would make sense to buy when there is no equity in a property? For example, a house is in very good condition, and the seller is motivated, but has no equity. Wou...

I have a renter who is perpetually late and her lease contract expired which converted to month to month. She is also has stretched out paying her late fees. If the late fees are not paid with the rent and stretched o...

Hello,My parents have recently asked me to become the POA and Representative Payee for my grandmother. My grandmother has been in an adult family home for the past two years out of necessity. Prior to the adult family...

I recently purchased a duplex in MN and am wondering how billing for electricity (without separate meters) can be accomplished? I have all utilities in my name but would like to add a fee each month added to the rent ...

Hi BP,
I have a house in College Park, MD. It has a separate upstairs and downstairs unit. The tenants downstairs have complained of marijuana smell from upstairs several times already. At this point, the upstairs te...

I just served my tenant a three day notice for not paying the rent. But what if she still doesn't have the rent after three days, then what should I do next? She has been always late, but this month she didn't have ...