Brian Volland
Tenant Qualification Scorecard
tl;dr Soon to be newbie self managing. I'm scared to death of lawfully having to choose a borderline acceptable tenant over a highly qualified one. Made a scorecard to pick most qualified; pick it apart.So as I start ...
Ryan Kuja
What to do with utilities in a 5 unit when they are not split
Hi everyone-Another question for all you experienced with multi unit rentals: There is a 5 unit I am interested in located in West Michigan and I'm thinking of placing an offer, BUT the property doesnt have split util...
Lisa Foreman
Can't find a tenant.. what am I doing wrong?
Hi, I'm a brand new investor. My business partner and I bought a small but really nice town home in a great school district in Glen Allen VA (Richmond). We posted it on multiple sites and have shown it to 20 people. W...
J.N. Miller
Tenant Vacated & only paid for 14 days
Tenant gave legal notice to vacate , BUT only paid for two weeks(left on 14th & paid to 14th) paid $700 out of $1400 rent. -- . I intend to take the remaining two weeks out of her damage/security deposit and ref...
Sam P.
Requesting rent increase with HACC for Section 8
I recently purchased a property in Cook County that has a section 8 tenant, which is a first for me. The tenant wants to renew the lease. Currently the rent is fully paid by HACC. How do I request for a rent increase ...
Christina L.
Cable for a multifamily property - any value to bulk services?
For the multifamily investors out there, is there any value in providing bulk cable services vs. just having the tenants contract directly with the cable company? The property is a 22-unit, C class multifamily comple...
Jennifer McElliott
Inherited Tenant(s) Questions - Season and Dog....
Hi everyone,We just closed on a triplex - and are of facing those same issues of inherited tenants... i.e. below market rents (by about $400,) questionable histories since we didn't vet them ourselves etc etc... but b...
Peter Kovachev
Tenant Threatening Law Suite
Hello All, I am looking for advice and help with a problem tenant. His lease is up April 15th but I received an email the other day asking for a "break on rent" since his ex is suing him for "ungodly amounts of money"...
Harrison Harner
Rentalutions Service Review
Hi Guys. I recently went through my first turnover and used Rentalutions.com for the whole re-renting process. I want to share my review of the service for anyone that might be considering it.Executive Summary: Rental...
Vincent D.
Investors Take Notice
As profiled in an article on CNN Money (http://money.cnn.com/2012/03/30/real_estate/FHA-loans/index.htm), the FHA is actually taking initiative to make it MORE DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN MORTGAGE LOANS. Even folks with perf...