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Davin Manfredi Tenant Charges When Moving In
27 September 2024 | 6 replies

Hello everyone!I am trying to rent out my first unit and I had a question regarding what to charge the tenant. I have heard mixed responses on whether to charge both first and last month’s rent and a security deposit,...

Dennis Moore General Question About Water and Sewer
9 November 2022 | 6 replies

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.

John Matthew Johnston Normal wear and tear???
10 October 2020 | 33 replies

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...

Account Closed Charge for burned carpet if I was going to replace it anyway?
17 May 2016 | 24 replies

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 ...

Isaac B. How much should you charge for a pet fee?
3 April 2020 | 12 replies

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?

Brandon Luke Security deposit deductions.
11 December 2014 | 6 replies

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....

Daniel Liu How to list rental property to prevent the Price Gouging in California
30 January 2025 | 5 replies

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...

Tyler Mehigan Cats and Dogs and Pets, Oh My!
2 August 2022 | 23 replies

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 ...

Jenna Columbus New Tenant Screening, do you make the applicant pay?
28 August 2019 | 29 replies

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...

Blake King Non-refundable damage deposits?
18 July 2019 | 25 replies

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...