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We have a mid-term rental we are getting ready to list in St. Augustine, Florida, minimum rental will be 30 days. My question is are we required to get a license through the Florida DBPR as a "transient public lodgin...
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We have been rented out without really doing any professional background checks until I read Brandon's book and understood how important it is to background check a tenant professionally. Problems arose when the new t...
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I'm curious if anyone out there has experience building a new ADU in the Coastal Zone in California. I was under the impression that the state law of 4' maximum setback superseded any other jurisdiction, but I recentl...
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Hi
We are screening tenants again. I go pretty much by the bigger pockets formula, some of my main instant declines are:
Gross less than 3x monthly rentevictions, feloniespoor rental historyDogs that my insurance d...
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A friend who has a rental property just told me that his rental was ruined by a mom and a daughter tenant who never mentioned they have two giant dogs when they applied for the house. He did mention in his Ad “ no pet...
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Hi all,I did a search on this forum before posting and the latest topic is from last year. Seeing as the law changes fast I thought I would post these questions. I also checked the Texas landlord tenant laws handbook ...
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Having a discussion at the office, and this question came up.If a dog breed is banned by the city your rental is located in, do you have to accept it as an emotional support animal?Pit bulls always get the bad rap, so...
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When does a private lender cross the line? When does your need for the money to get the deal through get outweighed by the inconveniences a private money lender sets forth in your terms. My partner and I are at odds o...
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you see it says the deposit is refundable, is it talking about the application fee? or?
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This has been in the works for a couple years now. Yesterday House Bill 0301 was introduced which..."Altering the definition of "provide real estate brokerage services" to include engaging in the business of real est...