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Share your funniest excuse for why the Tenant failed to pay rent!
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This question was inspired by the discussion entitled "Caught Tenant Smoking Weed" started by @Faisal Farnas. As marijuana becomes legal in more U.S. states, many landlords and homeowners will find themselves facing t...
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Hi:I just bought a rental property a while back and it is now vacant. My daughter is a college student and she asked me if she could rent a room in the 3 br house and find other students to rent the other two rooms. ...
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Hi all,
I recently made the jump to being a landlord and I'm having some trouble getting off the ground with tenants.As of today, the house has been on the market for 43 days and I've reduced the rent from 2800 to 25...
Hello,I had a tenant last winter and the heat in his unit was supplemented by the unit above him.It gets really cold down there in winter but he chose not to have free heat and sealed the vents tightly with an aluminu...
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Ok, so this is going to be quite lengthy, I would just like to share with all why real estate investment is something that has come to my plate. I am a 37 year old male residing in Bedford, Pennsylvania. I feel like...
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We are having a duplex to rent received an application group.
I would like to know if we should accept this application group.
Husband: credit score 650, income $5000/MO,
Wife: credit score 600, income $3800/MO,
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We manage a commercial property (retail, multi-tenant) and had a fitness tenant (a franchisee) who went dark late 2019 so we terminated the lease (they still owe us 3 months of rent). Given that our property manager ...
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http://skagit.craigslist.org/apa/5753275039.htmlHere's my rental listing, originally posted on Saturday morning. I also posted it on Zillow. I got a lot of response, maybe 10 -12 people through craigslist and 3 - 4 pe...
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I am closing on our first long term rental. Any tips or rules to have in place is greatly appreciated!