Should I allow pets in a rental?  Does this limit my rental pool?  What are your thoughts?Being in the property management business I receive many questions regarding pets.  It's about a 50/50 mix.  50 percent would l...

Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $220,000

Cash invested: $55,000

2,160 SF Duplex, each side 2/1.5

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I normally charge a non-refundable pet fee and pet rent for each pet. These are not junk fees, because there are higher costs incurred when a tenant with pets moves out. For instance, hardwood floors are more easily d...

I am debating allowing pets into the apartment complex I own. I am curious of what other people do and if anyone feels passionate one way or another.

Whew this has been an interesting week. Not too long ago I was trying to fill a room in a home, this caused said tenant to demand a negative coronavirus test (impossible). The new move in had agreed to self-quarantine...

Older home with great bones built in 1942 - needed full remodel.Purchase price: 235k - short saleProjected costs and time: 45k and 3-4 months.Actual renovation & carry costs $86k and 8 months of work.Commissions/c...

Once more, seeking wisdom on BP.I have a potential tenant who has great credit and all looks well, however, he is a smoker.I realize that I can’t control everything, and to each his own, and he didn’t have to be hones...

A proposal in the Massachusetts legislature would require landlords to check the property to make sure animals aren't abandoned after a tenant leaves.http://barkpost.com/massachusetts-law-landlords-ab...Inspired by a ...

Hello,I am in CA, so any California advice would be helpful. Long story short... We have tenants that signed a lease and moved in yesterday. They hid their dog when we first handed over the keys, but I had to go back ...

I just closed on my first deal in mid July on a fourplex and the building is full and has been for the most part since I discovered it. Although during the process of closing one of the tenants (month to month) acquir...