I am an Airbnb host and am concerned about getting taken advantage of when it comes to service animals. I have reviewed the Airbnb policies and they state that hosts generally cannot deny guests with service animals, ...
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My wife and I just purchased a second home in Maine as a vacation property with the hope of renting it out when we are not there/using it. I understand that a typical home owners insurance policy would n...
I am often asked this question: "What is my biggest financial risk in buying/owning a short-term rental property?"
Lots of things come immediately to mind: Septic problems, a new roof, HVAC failure, lower-than-proj...
I bought a house in Woodstock, NY about 5 years ago. It was always meant to be a weekend home whose costs I could partly cover through AirBnB...I wasn't as thoughtful or concerned about the annual loss in the early y...
What is the current law on refusing to rent to prospective tenants who have criminal records? Thank you in advance.
Hey everyone, A tenant in one of my properties wants to open a daycare in a rental i own in Garland, TX. Has anyone ever done this? What do I need to protect myself from liability? I assume I should make her incorpora...
Probably a terrible time to buy a house but I just purchased my first home. It's a 3 story, 3 bed, 3 full bath townhouse in Vancouver WA. It is set up perfectly to rent out but I have to do some light work on it first...
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We purchased our first property with oil heat and it's not a good candidate for a conversion. I am looking for some advice on how other landlords handle oil heat with their tenants. This is a single family ...
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I recently learned from a neighbor that one of my inherited tenants is planning to move in three additional children into her apartment. According to the lease, only individuals listed on the lease a...
I have just graduated college and am wanting to get into real estate. I purchased a duplex that I will be closing on at the end of this month and will be renting out one side while living in the other. As it stands ri...