Sierrah Fanth
Rehabbers-Contractors-Please Help!
Amongst the great deals that I have been finding,I sometimes find properties that have water seeping into the basement, and the cement walls seems to cave in a little bit. The past owners, or agents nail either sheetr...
Nam Trang
Pet fee, what would be reasonable?
I do not intend to charge my tenants a pet deposit or monthly pet rent. Was thinking of a pet fee in the amount that a deep clean would cost? Carpet cleaning and house cleaning. Would $250 be reasonable and if the cle...
Anthony P Gosselin
Returning security deposit
I had a tenant message me saying that he is officially moved out after renting for 6 1/2 years. I can't recall the last time I had a lease signed(stupidity on my part). He gave no notice of leaving. I sent a text aski...
Roy Gutierrez
Tenant with cat, fees and damage protection
Hi guys,
I'm about to rent a house to a couple, a guy AND a cat. Well, we verbally agreed to an amount and again, since I was going sooo fast since I had eliminated the initial person I picked and was trying ...
Jennifer Ndunda
Tenant lost keys - wants lock replaced
I have a tenant in northern VA that lost keys to the apartment. I came by and gave her copies of the keys and did not charge her for it. She is now asking for the locks to be changed as a result of her losing the keys...
Kathleen Park
How Much Subtract from the Security Deposit
My tenant moved out a couple of days ago, and when I walked through the unit, I discovered that he had removed the curtain and curtain rod, detached the room air conditioner, and caused significant scratches on the ha...
Steve Fitzgerald
Do you always charge first, last, and securit?
Just curious if landlords in NC always charge first, last, and security deposit? For security deposits, do you always charge a full months rent?
Prateek Bansal
Security Deposit Refund dispute - Tenant running a dog Kennel
Hi, My tenant moved out a few weeks back and recently I found out from the neighbors and online posting that they were running a dog kennel at my place. My rental agreement mentioned they were allowed to have only 1 ...
Michael Yan
Cleaning and re-conditioning cost before re-renting
For those of you who have multiple units, I assume you do not do the cleaning work yourself and you always hire people to do that. How much do you spend on them? How do you find low cost and reliable workers? Do you d...
Jay Boyle
Are security deposits income on the profit and loss sheet?
Hi I am new to apartments. I presently have a 90 unit under LOI. The financial data I received from the seller shows the incoming security deposits as income and the outgoing security refunds as expenses. is this typi...