I am going to hire a property manager for my house, and I am assuming he has a general list of what is standard. One of my concerns is smoking and having a quiet tenant. Can I say that there is to be no smoking (insid...

I am looking at a condo and the owners have smoked heavily in it for years. When you walk in you get hit with a strong cigarette smell and you can see some residue on the walls from it. Also, the unit is carpeted so I...

OK, I'm not sure if this is the proper forum for this question, but I'm sure that if its not, someone will let me know.

Anyway, here is the situation. I am looking to put together a long term strategy for investing i...

'You need to set up entities to protect you from lawsuit liability' is the general advice.

In my area, liability insurance cost $22 per year for 300k

Somebody needs to explain me, what can happen, whic...

Hi all, 
I'm in the process of turning over my first rental unit. I am househacking a duplex which came with a tenant in place. The tenant has since left, but was not the easiest to deal with over the past year. Upon...

I was going to add to a previous, earlier post, but decided to just post new. Story-
A few years ago, one of my 6 kids called and said her car was dying and she needed a new car but couldn't afford payment. I asked...

I am sorry this is so long LOL My apartment has required maintenance since I have moved in for problems that my roommates and I have no control over. We are a house of four college-aged females and a dog living in an ...

Long story short, I have a tenant at a property in Ohio who is unhappy with how another tenant is parking.  My property manager has spoken with both tenants and tried to fix the situation.  In the midst of a profanity...

Hey there,
As its the big trickster day tomorrow - what is the funniest or most elaborate April Fools joke that has been played on you or you have played on someone else.

A few years back I got caught with a really ...

Hi, new landlords here. We just bought a duplex and moved in two new tenants on Jan 1st. I feel we were very diligent/clear with our screening and rules, so now we need to act on what we said in the application proces...