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Larry Ott Tenant deposit rent check?
28 December 2023 | 10 replies

I currently self manage my properties. I just have four. I am planning leave town for a couple of months this winter, has anybody had any experience with just giving tenants deposit slips and allowing them to deposit ...

Brandon Turner Landlords: Are YOU breaking the law?
24 August 2013 | 41 replies

http://business.ftc.gov/documents/bus49-using-consumer-reports-what-landlords-need-know

Hey everyone,

So I read this online today, and am wondering if others are properly following the law when screening tenants? I...

Marissa Mallamo Married tenants..joint application, separate, or just one spouse?
6 May 2016 | 14 replies

Hi BP!

As new landlords, we do not have enough experience with the screening process, and would like to get advice from others.

We have a married couple wanting to apply and I am planning to use Cozy to screen them....

Frank S. Renting to Illegal Immigrants
11 February 2018 | 22 replies

I read this article and at the end, the writer said it is better to rent to an illegal immigrant than not to. I have my thoughts but I was wondering what are your thoughts? I'm in the conservative state of Texas but l...

Robert Pfenninger Texas Ballot on Property Taxes
10 March 2018 | 11 replies

Howdy my fellow Texas investors. Coming at you from Waco, Texas but my question is about something that will affect Texas as a whole. So I read that Texas has put the option to remove property taxes and replace them w...

Bryce Y. Tenant applicants are getting smarter
4 May 2014 | 16 replies

So I had someone apply the other day, middle aged couple with 3 kids. Seemed very nice and professional. I am running their background and everything looks good so far. Employment is solid, previous landlord ch...

Blake West How do you get your house rented in Waco, Tx
20 September 2020 | 14 replies

How would one go about getting their house rented? We are going to self manage right now but need some help getting the property rented...finding excellent tenants, doing the back ground and credit checks, as well as ...

Wesley Myers Neighbor refusing to move camera pointed at STR pool
1 May 2024 | 56 replies

Private STR home with private pool in fenced in back yard. Neighbor puts up a nest cam on his high back fence pointing right over into our back yard where the pool is. I confronted him about it twice already cordially...

Galaxy Gavin adverse possession legality
6 January 2022 | 7 replies

Theoretically, if a person took over a house that has been abandoned and vacant for years, paid the back taxes and rented it to someone else, besides trespassing, what laws would that person be breaking?