Kim Meredith Hampton
Service Animals, what's an owner to do?
I manage real estate for investors, and wanted to hear from the insurance brokers as to what your feel is for the growing number of "service Animals" in rental properties. The biggest concern that I have is that we ca...
Danielle Z.
Buying office condo as both commercial and small biz investment
My husband and I were looking for commercial real estate office space that would allow my medical practice to grow. We were planning to rent, but rents in Boston are very high often 4-5K a month for what we want. So ...
Olga Zelenko
LLC California Franchise Tax
I just discovered that if I live in California and I have an LLC (in or out of state) I will be required to pay Franchise Tax in California (annually 800$) for each LLC.My first plan was to create for each property it...
Erika Banks
Collecting A Security Deposit for A Service Dog
I've got a landlording question -- I have a tenant that has a child requiring a service dog. The tenant has purchased a puppy and registered the dog as a Service Animal. I understand I am limited to two questions I ...
Jim Ziccarelli
Leaking roof - insurance claim?
Our roof is beginning to leak on a house we purchased just a year ago. Looks like there's no flashing along the side and also needs some areas to be re-shingled. Is this something I can/should claim through homeowners...
Marcia Maynard
Death of a Tenant: Preparation
What do you do when a tenant dies on your property? Or dies elsewhere and never returns to your property? Especially when they live alone. In an effort to be proactive, I'm trying to think through scenarios and ...
Dana G. Neilson
looking for a "unique" contract...
Hello everybody,So I've just spent a long time looking through the forums and haven't found what I'm looking for. Actually there are two things I'm looking for but the first one is the most important. Without making t...
Paul Sandhu
What are strange places you've conducted business with your STR
This is for collecting rent or other activities involving the tenant. I've collected rent in bars, restaurants, casinos, WalMart, my driveway, at an armed security gate at a refinery, a medical clinic, a hospital roo...
Nancy Wang
ex-tenant's guest asking for my insurance to file a fall claim
Tenant has moved out 30 days ago. Today received a text message from a lady saying she had a fall in my property when it was rented to that tenant. Tenant's insurance has assisted her. Now she is still not well and ne...
Terry Jacobsen
Pet Fee
Has anyone had a tenant call there pet a service animal and try to get around the pet fee?