I heard of someone saying recently that their lease uses non-refundable deposits (really more of a buy-in to use the property for the lease period).  I hadn't heard of this before so I hadn't considered it.  He said o...

Okay here is my situation. There's this big house, beautiful area, nothing is owned, clear title. The owner died a year ago, son doesnt want it. House is sitting there, curtains, blinds still up. I'm trying to reach t...

I have an interesting situation with one property. I signed a lease with a couple of months ago. Yesterday, I was informed by a tenant that she just got a restraining order from the court so her fiance has to stay awa...

Hello,Can a home be sold if the foreclosure process has already started in NYS? Behind on mortgage payments. The property has not gone to auction yet. Not sure if it is possible to sell it or if a hard money loan woul...

This will sound like a bad movie but I have a tenant who is living in one side of my duplex. They have no water, gas or power. I know they can not turn water on because their account is flagged for fraud by water comp...

What are the best web sites to find foreclosed and short sale properties? Every site I have found is a pay site. Looking for sfr to be my first flip, I am very handy and can do most of the work myself. Have about 60k ...

I have an apartment complex (150 units) in Texas that was offered at great discount from a Seller that was in default. The complex was up for foreclosure today (1st Tuesday -March).

I got offered ...

Live in Des Moines, Iowa and recently found a tenant with an extra dog on the property.  Inherited tenants with 3 dogs already on the lease.  We served a 7 day notice of breach of lease requesting the dog be removed. ...

This property was in my family from homestead times.  It passed from my Great Grandfather to His daughter.  She died intestate. Then her Husband died intestate.  They had 2 sons who had both died childless prior to th...

Hi,
I was wondering if anybody here has dealt with taking their tenant to court before to have debts paid and can give some insight. 
I had a tenant who just moved back home to Toledo because he was let go from his ...