Hi all – I am curious to learn some of your best practices with respect to: Smoke detectors Carbon Monoxide detectorsFire extinguishers HVAC filter cleaning Lock changes between tenants I currently have property manag...

I've been having a discussion with some friends on FaceBook about when rent is late. I use Cozy for rent collection for my Maryland property. My tenant didn't start the Cozy transfer until today, October 1st. My FB fr...

The tenant at my property has lived in the residence for 1 month now.  The known occupants of the house is 2 adults (Mother & Daughter) and 2 children (Daughter's children)  Last week, I did a 30 day walk through....

I'm planning not to do this, and just have it due on the first, but I was wondering what other people here do? All of the apartment complexes around here give the grace period, but it doesn't seem like a great idea to...

Hello,
My tenant signed the pet agreement (addendum to rental agreement) prior to getting a puppy without my knowledge.  I just found out she got a puppy after signing the document and not asking for permission.   Wh...

I have a tenant that has a coworker that is in immediate need of a place to stay. The coworker has 3 children. My tenant wants to let her stay with her until she can find housing. We recently bought this property, and...

Hey All! Helping my brother go about a purchase of a property and we are brainstorming the best way to structure the deal. Here's the cliff-notes version of the story:The current owner of the property is going through...

Hello BP.I have a tenant with 2 unfortunate situations that I need to deal with. This is a corner lot house. In a residential area. Not terribly busy but gets enough foot traffic. Lots of people walking their dogs.Sit...

Hello! I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced what I experienced last night. We recently closed on our second rental unit in Minnesota. The unit has been available for rent for two weeks now. I found a tenant wh...

Unfortunately I've been away for a few months while taking care of some personal matters, so I haven't been able to keep up on discussions. 
However, several months ago there were ample amount of folks here insisting...