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Hi! We are super new to landlording and have gotten a few applicants for our long term rental. We are using Zillow. First, do you call previous landlords/supervisors/etc.? And what are some general questions you ask?A...
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I have received an application from a husband and wife for my SFH in the Austin area. Rent is 1,950 mo. I am not pressured to get someone in right away but of course I would like to. I don't have any other applicatio...
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A tenant of mine recently broke their lease. They still have 6 months remaining on the lease. The home was left in good condition, but I'm anticipating they may not continue to pay the rent while I work to get a new...
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I had my first immediate possession/eviction hearing today.The judge ordered the tenant out by Monday the 21st, and then set a damages hearing for August, tenant wasnt happy of course.I inspected the place yesterday. ...
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Hello Bigger Pocket Members,
My name is Umesh and I am a real estate investor in NC.
My wife and I own a Marriott timeshare in Las Vegas. We bought this about 13 years ago. We are trying to sell it but not getting...
Hi, Can anyone give me a sense of what you do when acquiring a property with existing long-term tenants? I am acquiring a four-unit property all of which has existing tenants who have indicated they want to stay. Do ...
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I had a perfect Tennant paid on time every month for one year.Lost his job at the end of 2015. Asked if he could use his security deposit for the last 2 months rent. I agreed. He stayed an extra 2 months after that, p...
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I told the prospective tenant I was going to complete a background check and she said it should be clean. Background check came back with 15 collections (including from apartment complexes.) When I told the prospecti...
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Tenant was on a 20 month lease (Oct '23 - June '25) on a single family home/Texas. He "talked about" the possibility of an early lease termination 6 months into his lease Apr '24 due to a new high pa...
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Good morning,My parents are currently renting out their 70's era manufactured home. The tenant accidentally flooded nearly the entire house. When my parents went to go make an insurance claim, the inspector found evid...