I have been showing one of our rental properties, and received an application today.  This has historically been a difficult property to rent, and it has been vacant for 2 months, with no other qualified applicants at...

Hi, all! I asked my lawyer about service and emotional support animals. This is what he said regarding fair housing.If an applicant or tenant wants to have a service animal or emotional support animal, the tenant must...

Can you make the repairs like painting, fixing hvac tax deductible in addition to depreciation?Any good articles on the same?Thank you

For those of you that allow dogs, but don’t charge an additional monthly fee, what is the $ amount of your pet deposit? If someone has 2 dogs, do you double it, or does one fee cover both?

I have a unit becoming available this month in San Pedro, CA and plan to hold an open house for prospective tenants. What do you use to run credit/background checks? Also, any advice on where to obtain a good rental a...

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I just purchased a duplex. This is my first investment property. I don't want to pay for a property management company to manage my property, if I can help it. Below are some of the questions I am currentl...

Below is what I've seen from Freddie Mac where I got my loan.  Please note that "borrowers are eligible for forbearance regardless of whether their property is owner occupied, a second home or an investment property."...

Hi, I'm thinking about charging pet rent instead of a non-refundable pet fee. Does anyone have any experience with pet rent? Can I just update my pet agreement and change the language to a monthly payment or do I need...

Got a question and need some input. My wife was just talking to one of our tenants who has an autistic son. She mentioned that the "Needs" program, whatever that is, has a service dog for them. We don't allow pets ...

I understand that you cannot ask for additional rent or an additional deposit if your tenant has an ESA or a service animal. My question is, can you have the tenant sign an addendum that asks for deep cleaning of appa...