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Luke J Nelsen Short Term Rental Security Deposit Advice?
17 May 2021 | 19 replies

Hey everybody! I have a cabin near Pigeon Forge under contract and am hoping to get some insights regarding security deposits for short term rentals. What do you typically hold for security deposit? I am using Your Po...

Angela DeBorja Approving a different applicant than the first.
17 November 2016 | 11 replies

I am helping my dad find tenants for his 3 vacant units in his building in Baltimore. I have 1 potential tenant that is very interested in one of the units and we approved her for a 6 month lease ( no other interest i...

Ryan Keenan Security deposit. Did I do the right thing?
5 November 2018 | 13 replies

Hello BP,
I had a problem tenant who always paid late and whom I had to evict. In the lease it says she is responsible for any lawyer fees in the case I have to sue or evict her. I did take out the 550.00 to evict her...

Dominic Castleberry Seller chnages mind about selling price
26 March 2022 | 15 replies

Seller verbally agrees to sell their property at a agreed upon price but changes their mind, no docs signed to confirm verbal agreement, can I legally record a notice of interest on this property to protect my interes...

John Nelson Detroit suburb 4-plex analysis
23 April 2011 | 8 replies

This would be our first property. Am I doing these numbers right?

Owner will sell for 215K.
Gross rents = 2600
Expenses and NOI = 1300 (50% rule)
P&I = 1121 @ 4.75% 30 years

If financed 100%, we'd have 179 cash ...

Bienes Raices Do your applicants have trouble coming up with the move in monies?
9 February 2010 | 46 replies

I'm asking $995 first month's rent, + $795 security deposit, so total about $1800 to move in. I don't know if most tenants have this much cash available at once, and if I'm being reasonable (I did already make the dep...

Johann Jells Can I safely deny a family with kids?
3 August 2017 | 25 replies

I have a family of 4 wanting to look at a 650 ft 3rd floor unit with two 7"x10" bedrooms. I think it's too small for 4 and I don't want to burden the 2nd floor tenant with the noise. Do I have a risk just telling them...

Amanda Thompson Changed my mind about applicants... legally ok?
18 October 2023 | 18 replies

What risks should I be considering, from a legal standpoint, about changing my mind about offering a lease? I doubt any discrimination laws apply... and how would you let them know you no longer want to offer them a l...

Shaun Hunt No One Knows why there is a Bullet Hole?
21 September 2018 | 8 replies

These last few days of a contract are driving me crazy.  After finding out about subletting, a thrashed back yard, domestic violence, broken doors, smashed windows, smoking, melted vinyl on the new kitchen floor, a le...

John Hagen How can we get around high move in cost?
16 November 2017 | 11 replies

We are having some trouble filling our vacancies here in November and it’s not from lack of interest, it’s from lack of money for the deposit. We are getting a lot of questions and showing request from our marketing i...