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Amanda H. Can I be forced to accept Section 8?
2 August 2019 | 154 replies

I am located in Oregon, first time landlord. Our open house is tomorrow and someone has already mentioned they have Section 8 vouchers. My understanding is that it is an opt-in program? But that conflicts with the fac...

Rob Pattison In escrow to buy beach adjacent property in Costa Rica.
12 December 2022 | 89 replies

I'm looking for advice from anyone who has bought property in Costa Rica.   It's been my dream to have a house within 60 seconds walk to a beach where I can surf, where I can step out on my front porch and both see an...

Account Closed City suing landlord for $1.2 million for 'illegal' airBNB rentals
11 July 2017 | 65 replies

City apparently feeling unheard when landlord and airBNB appear to be dismissive about rental ordinances.http://nypost.com/2017/05/14/city-smacks-landlord-...Here you have landlord suing tenant for $300,000 for illega...

Patrick M. HELP! First time screening tenants
21 July 2019 | 26 replies

This is my first rental in a B/B+ 4bd/2.5ba area asking 2k rent. 2k deposit.  Pet friendly.  No evictions. No felonies. Owner pays trash, water, utilities. Responsible for mow and snow. Using mysmartmove to screen. I'...

Alex Black Management Company forgot to get signed lease - Columbia, SC
20 August 2019 | 21 replies

I have a 5 bedroom rental property that I rent to local college kids where the lease terms generally runs from Aug. 1 to July 31. Because I'm renting to students, we start looking for tenants for the upcoming August i...

Bryan Hancock Is the Economy Recovering…Finally?
22 December 2010 | 36 replies

Unemployment claims are inching down, the economy’s Q2 numbers were revised up a bit, and the sentiment in the articles I see all point to a recovery. Is this election propaganda or are we actually seeing what will...

Bill Gulley Detroit, bankruptcy, any silver lining?
1 August 2013 | 18 replies

Any silver lining there. 100,000 creditors. 78,000 homes empty, population 700,000, down 1,300,000 from the glory days. 40% of the street lights are out, half the parks closed and over 100 schools closed. Highest crim...

Greg Gasiorowski Investing in Low Income Areas
20 June 2016 | 17 replies

Hello everyone,I'm new to the forum and have been doing a lot of research in buying rental properties. I currently live in the Philadelphia, but would like to invest in lower income areas such as Chester, Marcus Hook,...

Marc C. The NEW Dodd-Frank-exempt Lease Option Concept
19 December 2015 | 13 replies

The NEW lease-option design...As I understand it, one of the requirements of the new Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, birthed from the Dodd-Frank legislation, is that ANY lender in an installment sale has to verify...