Mary Ainsworth
Tenant has no income but money upfront - too risky?
I know people say not to accept tenants if they have no active income, but this is a medium-term tenant who would stay 3 months and they can pay the entire 3 months upfront. In this case, is it a risk to let them stay...
Salina Doe
Evicting a Section 8 Tenant (TAW) in MA - Process/Time/Cost?
Hi Investors & Landlords,
I am evicting a Section 8 TAW for nonpayment of rent. I inherited a section 8 tenant when I bought the house last month who has been here for 10 years and has not paid his partial of la...
Alex Pelin
Eviction Moratorium Effects
Current eviction moratoriums are set to expire on 12/31/2020 - 01/01/2021.
What do you expect to happen after the moratoriums are lifted (burdening consumer debt, an abnormal amount of evictions, payments will resume...
Michael B.
Tenant recommendations -- Liability
I got a call from a landlord in another city yesterday asking about a young couple that rented from me for a while a few years back. They were great tenants and I gave a glowing recommendation.
But that got me thinki...
Michael Clay
Bought my tenants a bottle of liquor as a move-in gift
When I purchased my first rental property, a single family home here in Charlotte, 2.5 years ago I bought my tenants a bottle of their favorite liquor on their move-in day. Looking back at this now, I get a nice laugh...
Arthur Voskanyan
FHA loan & Investment Properties
Hello RealEstate Gurus,I have a general question, and want to see if I’m just missing simple common sense. Why can’t you use an FHA loan to purchase a property to then use that property as a rental/AirBnb? What are th...
Sam Leon
Tenants pissing
I don't have a provision in my lease prohibiting this, but this week I went to install a new security light at a single family rental home of mine and caught the tenant dad and his 4 year old son peeing together be...
Randall Jacobs
Realtor Rant
First thing I will say is that I know that there are good dedicated realtors out there and this is about those who aren't. I have numerous SF rental properties in the Houston area. I frequently am approached by realt...
Minna Reid
Door knocking
Now, I'm getting much more agressive. I'm tired of useless efforts that have no return (mail, am messages) I pursue and talk to anyone about the properties I have interest in..neighbors, lawyers, family... Live people...
James Hamilton
Marijuana/drugs clause in Lease Agreement
Hi all, just have a question about the following clause in the Standard Lease Agreement I pulled off BP (one of Brandon Turner's documents included when you order his book). See below. "MARIJUANA AND OTHER DRUGS: Tena...