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I am closing on our first long term rental. Any tips or rules to have in place is greatly appreciated!
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I am 16 years old, I live in Buffalo NewYork. I have done a lot of research, and i will continue to study and learn everything I can. But I would like to know, how can i get my foot into the door and really learn the ...
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I just got wind that the town had an emergency meeting and have enacted an ordinance banning all hotels, motels, B&B and STVR's as a tactic to prevent the spread of COVID-19. No news on how they will enforce or w...
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I am 21 years old and live in Morris County, NJ. Morris County has the highest median housing prices of the entire state, and some of the highest taxes in the country. I have 150k cash, and would like to eventually go...
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I’m a “small time” landlord with SFHs.
Up to now I have not been actively requiring renters insurance in my leases.
I once had tenants with a large dog, and in that case I put a clause in the lease stating that the...
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This may be a question for people specifically in Washington. One of our tenants was on a 2 year lease option with us but decided to back out before the 2 years was up. The tenant is claiming since he installed 2 new ...
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Our property is in Lake County, IL and we are going through a 1st transition from 1st tenants to our 2nd ones. Tenants that moved out this month, left some damages behind (some repairable and some not) as well as didn...
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I'm interested to see what some other, more experienced REI say about this concept.I have always been a DIY guy. I built my own house - literally, built my own house, contracting out just a few parts of the job - and ...
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I allowed a tenant to have pets (3 small dogs), with a pet deposit of $300. He was the first tenant in a newly renovated unit with refinished wood floors. After several visits in which I found feces on the floor, a gr...