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Hello all, I have been renting my first property for about 5 months now to a section 8 tenant.
This property was my personal home for about 5 years and I decided to rent out and test the landlord setting out.
The h...
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Anyone have facts or guidance on this? In one of my rentals I have a law enforcement officer with a working dog (K-9). Originally, my broker stated I HAD to rent to this person because it is a "service animal". The te...
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What are the biggest fears of becoming a landlord?- Maintenance/Repairs- Bad/Messy Tenants- Turnover/Vacancy-OtherThoughts and feedback are appreciated.
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Hello,
This past year I finished my first house flip. Moving forward I plan on doing 2-3 flips per year which will be will be Cash deals with no loan. I want to turn this into a business and eventually hire people to...
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Hi All,
Our tenants moved into our downstairs unit not even a month ago and just asked if they can bring in two cats. The lease clearly states no pets and we are pretty firm on this rule so we let them know that is n...
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Collectively, WE as RE investors and Americans do not want a wreckage of our economy and RE in general. Many people are gearing up and cheering for the end of the economic world and think they will automagically beco...
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I was doing work on my rental property over the weekend, and the gate was mistakenly left open and my tenants service dog ran away today. The tenant told me:
"He has been found. He killed someone's chicken and we may...
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Currently I understand how to analyze properties at a very high level, how to find a good tenant, -I dont know how to estimate rehab costs, ARV, potential rental rates in markets im unfamiliar withNot too much basic h...
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I went under contract to buy a duplex. One side is rented and one side vacant. Since I completed inspections, the current property manager found a renter for the vacant side. My agent told me it's a month to month agr...
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We have a renter who has a hard time controlling her emotions. She has been in the house for 10 months and her lease is up at the end of October. So naturally she is looking for a new place and put us down on the appl...