Ray Hill
Anxiety over rental increase
I’m having some anxiety over an issue I’m having with my tenant. I own a two family house. I live on the first floor and I have a tenant on the 2nd floor. In June 2018 a retired cop moved in. During the interview we t...
Bonnie Low
Cats vs. Dogs - What do you allow?
We're getting ready to rent out our 3/2 1250 sq ft recently flipped home with a small front yard and generous backyard. As pet owners ourselves, we're willing to allow our tenants to have a family pet, but realize bot...
Nathan Gesner
Home-based business - increase rent?
I normally forbid tenants from operating a business from a residential property. However, we have a house on 100 acres and a tenant that wants to breed high-end dogs. These are professional people, not a puppy mill, a...
Scott J.
What Type of Screw is This?
I have a 90 year old house and am removing a large Murphy bed that is attached to the plaster wall. Toward the ceiling, these screws are securing the bed frame to the wall. The head of them is perfectly round, so I...
Account Closed
Damages Photo's First Edition
There is something about doors that Tenants seem to be attracted to, like little puppies loving to chew on things. A hole. A perfectly round hole. I can't remember why this hole existed. These photo's are photo's ...
Sid Newstrom
Just made My first Purchase,
Good Morning,
I have just Purchased my first buy and hold rental.
I purchased it for 74k with 30% down on a 5% balloon (this is acting like a bridge loan as I plan to refi in 2 months). The Property loo...
Sam Leon
Pets DO cost more time, money and stress
First, I have nothing against pets. I do allow pets in some of my rentals, but I have to say, they DO add to my cost, yet I do not charge a pet fee.Here is a list of things I have personally experienced a tenant's do...
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how do you calculate HARD MONEY???
hOW DO YOU CALCULATE A HARD MONEY LOAN USING A CALCULATOR? iN OTHER WORDS CAN SOMEONE GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF A SITUATION THAT THEY NEEDED HARD MONEY AND SHOW US THE MATH. THANKS IN ADVANCE.
Stephanie T.
Pet fee and deposits (cat?)
Hi all!Our tenants are asking if they can get a cat. They would keep the cat stuff (litter box, scratch post etc) on the first floor where we have engineered hardwood floor. The second floor has really nice, plush car...
Millie D.
How many pets do you allow?
I am interested to hear from others, how many pets do you allow? Does it vary according to type (dog vs cat, dog and cat, ferret and snake, whatever...), weight etc? Does it depend on the size of the unit? If so, how ...