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Robert Williams Tenant Request to Refund Pet Deposit for the Holidays —How Would You Handle This?
3 January 2025 | 12 replies

Hi everyone,
I’m looking for advice on how to handle a recent request from one of my tenants. Here’s the situation (personal details removed):
The tenant reached out explaining that they’re going through financial d...

Chris Gilliland New Landlord looking for tips and advice.
3 November 2017 | 11 replies

Hello Everyone. I am a new landlord about to get my first rental ready for a tenant. I am looking to the Pro's here for any advice/tips/things to look for as I go about this. Specifically as far as clauses/ rules to m...

Jeff Ebert How to beat the low-season STR
16 February 2024 | 46 replies

HiI am new to the family and 23 was my first year owning beach property (Myrtle Beach).  I did expect there to be a slow season Oct-March, but I am hell bent on changing that!  Anyone else been able to bring in the sl...

Rebecca Cohen Tenant got a puppy w/o approval, gives me BS service animal reg.
19 April 2021 | 21 replies

I had a tenant move in in December and sign a lease knowing i don’t allow pets. At the end of the month she buys a puppy. I tell her I don’t allow pets on that property. She sends me a BS service animal registration. ...

Matthew Parkhurst Is this a good idea for my first buy & hold?
6 December 2017 | 3 replies

Looking for my first property and came across this. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1638-Douglas-St-Augusta-GA-30901/14957023_zpid With seller financing it would be $2k down, $300 a month. Was thinking of putting a...

Katy L. SF South Bay Area Advice on renting out house
3 May 2021 | 6 replies

There was a great article on BP: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...However, hoping to find some local advice in the bay area (We're in South bay Cupertino/Sunnyvale area).  We are exploring leasing it out ourselves and...

Gualter Amarelo Tenant has 4 dogs and wants living room and hallway carpets replaced with vinyl
25 February 2014 | 20 replies

I bought a 3 family apartment about 5 months ago. When I purchased it the house the 2 townhouse units (2west and 2east) were vacant and I had a tenant on the first floor apt which is a 3 bd unit with a little over...

Christopher James Companion Dog....Charge a fee?
22 February 2017 | 11 replies

I've got a potential tenant that has a companion dog (with a doctor's note), not a service dog.  Am I able to charge him a pet fee in MN?  I know that it isn't legal to charge for a service animal.  Thanks for your in...

Jeremy H. No pets - harder to find tenant?
25 May 2024 | 15 replies

Hi, anyone here with a no-pet policy?  In my last property my tenant who had the sweetest dog but left puddles in a few areas.  I had to replace all the carpet and sell the house.   Tenant claims they don't know, init...

Steven Gesis Value Add Multi-Family Cleveland, Ohio - Success Story
15 April 2020 | 8 replies

Investment Info:

Large multi-family (5+ units) commercial investment investment in Cleveland.

Purchase price: $850,000

Cash invested: $600,000


Contributors:
Matthew Fritz

A success st...