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Chris Bounds Is Offering Different Rent Options For Apartment Legal?
13 August 2013 | 6 replies

I know laws vary, but in general terms is it likely possible for me to offer different rent options to tenants for an apartment complex?

For instance:

Option 1: $100 deposit and $495/mo
Option 2: No deposit and $5...

Jimmy S. Why do prospective tenants try to negotiate rent price?
12 December 2014 | 17 replies

Well.... I have always noticed that some prospective tenants always try to lowball me on price or ask if it is negotiable. Lately in the winter it has been happening more. Does this happen to anyone else? How do you ...

Account Closed Earnest Money Concern
29 March 2017 | 7 replies

Is Earnest Money mandatory when doing Wholesale Deals? Would  closing a deal in (2) weeks from the signing of the contract be an incentive in exchange for no Ernest Money down ? Earnest Money has to be returned to the...

Matt R. Does anyone offer free month or incentives for longterm tenancy
26 January 2014 | 11 replies

I am a out of state investor. I am exploring some strategies that would lead to extra longterm tenants. I was thinking of a policy that I would give a free December or half off months rent as an incentive to never ...

Alec Siebert Tenant Low Move-in Rate/No Deposit
15 April 2016 | 10 replies

We're looking into buying a 60+ unit complex where their current marketing is for prospective tenants to pay about half a month's rent with no deposit to get them moved in.  I've been a property manager/investor for 1...

Dan Gandee Eugene, Oregon - The Worst Landlord City in America! (BREAKING NEWS!)
9 August 2023 | 15 replies

Hope I got your attention because the City of Eugene got mine! Phase II Rental Protections just went into place and we are seeing some big buzz in Facebook investing forums and on the local news. According to KVAL New...

Shaun Palmer How much to Collect on Day one from a Tenant?
5 November 2016 | 22 replies

Hey BPer's

I am just getting going with rentals and I am curious what everyone does on day one that the tenant is approved?

This might be a silly question but I want to understand what is consistent with the industr...

Kristina Anderson Seller can stay 30 days?
26 January 2022 | 15 replies

Hi All! We are OOS investors in the Columbus market and about to close on our 20th unit. We wondered if it's standard practice in purchase contracts of SFH to allow a seller to stay up to 30 days in their home before ...

Nathan Karner Buying a Property with Renters with back rent
13 November 2017 | 7 replies

Has anyone had any experience with buying property with renters that need to be evicted?  I'm look at going under contract on a fourplex that is 100% occupied.  Two of the renters have back rent. I was wondering how t...

Thor Camargo Assessing damages to floor against security deposit
6 November 2020 | 6 replies

Had some tenants that used a plastic carpet protector on wood laminate floors. The plastic had spikes on the bottom to keep it from sliding, and those spikes ended up digging divets into the laminate floors.I assume t...