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Hello I'm close to St Louis. I wanted to know who pays for Water and Sewer if the Owner pays do you roll that into the rentals or have them pay a percentage separate.
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Hello Bigger Pockets! I am experiencing my first vacancy and wanted to ask a question concerning the security deposit. The tenant really did a number on the place and I want to make sure I’m in my legal rights to keep...
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I'm a landlord in Portland, OR. I have an interested tenant who has a small cat. Initially I was going to accept no pets on my property. But I think I will give in. How much do you charge extra per month for a cat?
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We just movedout of the duplex we lived in for four years. We just got our security deposit back minus some deductions, that they itemized out for us. Most of them I'm fine with, a couple I don't like, but understand....
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Existing tenant stayed in my rental property 3 years without rent increase. Tenant will move out for a bigger place next month. Current market rental price is about 20% higher than existing rent. Could I list my renta...
So I will have a tenant move out soon. There are burn marks on the carpet in one of the bedrooms and one of the kids confirmed that her brother way 'playing with fire' -- this scares me. But anyway, should I charge ...
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just had my first tenant move out (without telling me) and the place is a mess. I used flat paint throughout the house. Looks like the steam from the bathroom didn't do well with flat paint. Not sure what to call w...
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Good Morning Everyone, I wanted to learn what other folks are using for tenant background, credit and criminal checks. Our current process is thru a website called Avail and that has been pretty smooth but the appli...
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Hi Everyone, I hope you are having a wonderful day. Is it worth it to allow pets for rental properties to increase the amount of potential tenants or should I reduce risk of property damage/loud animals and not allow ...
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Hi everyone!This is my first time starting a new lease that was not an inherited tenant. Luckily i got pretty lucky with the inherited tenants, i know thats usually against the rules ;) I am looking for advice on dama...