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I am weeding through possible tenants for my first rental. Out of the people we have met my wife and I both like an older couple with a small dog that have had a checkered past and were completely up front and honest ...
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I have a great tenant , 23 year old guy . Just texted me telling me he wont have the rent on time . He has a car payment and rent and doesnt have enough for both . I have to believe his excuse . He is in the Coast ...
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I am in Illinois. I will allow a single dog of certain breeds and age in most of my rentals. there is an additional $50 a month charge and an additional 600 pet deposit. I have a potential tenant that is interest...
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My long term tenant (almost 3 years) has informed me that he’s having some financial issues. Last month the rent was paid in full, but split into 2 payments...this month he shorted me $250. I’m assuming/hoping he wil...
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I typically require people to have renter's insurance with pet liability if the animal is an "aggressive" breed. I'm coming across someone who has a rottweiler service animal. In the state of Florida, my understanding...
I lease rooms in my home on a month to month basis and I terminated a least effective 4/30/2018. I gave written notice 26 days ahead of time and followed up with a text as well as personal conversations. My concern ...
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question for property managers and self manging landlords. Do any of you have a screening scoring system? I just read the ultimate guide to screening but I didn't notice a score system. For example, you have 2 appl...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $70,000
Cash invested: $50,000
Purchased a short sale, fixed it up and rented it to the same family since 2013. Get...
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First let me preface this by saying that I'm not going to jump into anything, or make an emotional decision without doing due diligence, and I would never go this route unless I knew it would pay off - That being said...
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Hi there: per my Lease agreement my tenant was allowed to move in with one small dog. Two days after she moved in, my neighbors have informed me that they see 2 dogs in the yard. The dogs are barking and disrupting th...