In the process of selecting a property management company. Does anyone have a list of questions they ask? Are there any things you all ask for that companies will include to have you go with them - i.e. no rent renewa...

Hi,We have bought a property from the foreclosure sale couple months ago. After the previous owner received our vacate notice, she hired an attorney to sue us, trustee and the bank. We have talked to trustee but they ...

I'm looking to understand property management overall commission as a %of rent. I currently pay about 14-16% after you take into account tenant placement fee (1 month rent), account start up fee, monthly fee, renewal ...

I own three rental homes in Central Texas. After a recent full remodel, I listed one for lease with no smoking and no pets. One applicant listed two persons and a cat. I decided to waive the cat and we started negotia...

It’s not easy trying to manage all of the expenses that are come with starting up in the real estate business. You have education, training,hotels, travel, business cards, marketing campaigns, websites, a...

Unreal!  Has anyone come across someone being kicked out of their unit due to ESA and a no pet policy?  Seems like the co-op being so Draconian backfired.  I can see if the ESA wasn't legit but appears the co-op didn'...

This is a first for me so I'm a little concerned and was hoping I could get a little imput for anyone in my area ( Cook County IL ).Back in October 2012 I started the eviction process on a tenant that stop paying rent...

Dear All,I have some small single families and condos out of state in different states. I am looking for a property management software that helps out-of-state landlords to manage a small property without having to hi...

I’m meeting with a seller tomorrow to sign my agreement. I plan to wholesale the property and told her to bring a spare key ( I explained it was so I can have my contractor give me estimates on repairs & such) to ...

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My prospective tenant just completed the mysmartmove background check.  Hi credit is high and everything else is clean. The only issue is that SmartMove says that there is an "SSN mismatch" and that I should veri...