Lawrence Hsu
Should I rent to a tenant with a prior domestic abuse offense?
We a newbie investors. We have a class A condo in HCOL area that we self-manage. There has been some other interest so far, but only 1 application since we started showing 1 week ago. We have co-applicants who are ...
Logan M.
Vetting Felons, Drug Addicts, Sex Offenders and Poor Credit/No Credit
It is inevitable that when you are in the MHP/Affordable Housing space you will have applicants who are Felons, Drug Addicts, Sex Offenders and have poor credit.Here is how I handle each of them:Felonies: It depends o...
Laura Marin
Can I terminate the current tenants verbal leases after closing?
I have just closed on a duplex in Miami which has two tenants on verbal leases paying monthly. The estoppel letters were signed with a lease end date 31st March 2022.
I sent the tenants letters with notice to termina...
Dale Osborn
NAR Advertising Campaign
The NAR advertising campaign about Realtors preserving home ownership is very sickening to hear. How many homes have been preserved by Realtors?? After they have the commission in their pockets, they move on to the ne...
Alan Asriants
To all the flippers out there, what are you seeing in your markets?
I am always looking at flipping opportunities but have been really skiddish due to the uncertainties in the market right now. On the one hand, in my market (Phila), well rehabbed and well priced listings are selling a...
John Nelson
painting cabinets
what is the best type of paint to use on trim and cabinets. I have heard people talk about enamel, but the only enamel I have found is rustoleum, which I am sure won't work
Logan Hassinger
Disclosure to New Tenant of Existing Tenant Registered Sex Offender
My question is do I have to disclose to new applicants or tenants that a current tenant is a registered sex offender? After speaking with the current landlord, he has said that this tenant has been there for several y...
Collin Hays
Cash grab by Newport Utility in eastern TN
When you have your own business, such as a vacation rental, you always have to be on the lookout for entities trying to grab cash from you. A few weeks ago, Newport Utility, my electric provider for 4 properties, dem...
Vlad Selsky
Fee schedule for Condo HOA
My 12-unit Condo Association doesn't have any mention of a fee schedule in the bylaws. Can folks share their HOA's fee schedule? For example, somebody who violates the non-smoking rule: written notice, first fine $25,...
Timothy W.
Republicans think they won....again.
And they did....
Obama has me shaking my head right now. He had a whole year to get his socialist healthcare done and didn't get it done.... This has got to be frustrating to liberals. Who would have thought the s...