I recently purchased a duplex in Fairfield county. Each unit is 2 beds, 1 bath, 9 ft ceilings, parque floors, both apts are 1066 sq ft. Cost: 600kDown:25%When I bought the property one unit was empty and the other uni...

Hi All,This is my first post. We moved to a new house and are planning on renting our current house. We have a property manager who gave application to 2 parties out of which the 1st party didn't meet the criteria bu...

I've always wondered what landlords who, say, house hack a multifamily and/or manage their property(s) themselves do when they're out of town. What's the best way of handling vacations, keeping potential tenant/proper...

My tenant of 6 months has notified me that he will be traveling and would like to have someone he knows move in while he is out and also mentioned that this person would like to take over the lease when the term is up...

I am torn between the two potential tenants listed below. I would love some feedback:

Tenant 1- One adult male (30ish) with sister of his ex wife and a cousin and a dog. Credit is 638 with clean record. Seems...

Hi BP,We have been leasing apartments in our multi family units for a while now, but have never before seen the possible need to include a lease clause with the Golden Rule in it- treat others as you wish to be treate...

Long story short I never dealt with section 8.

She is a single mom with 5 kids, yes 5 kids. Right away I can see the kids damaging everything. Rent is $1050 a month and section 8 will pay for $800+ each mon...

Hi. My mom and I have wanted to get into real estate for a while now and we've started looking. So far, everything is a bust. We have come across an 8 bedroom house in a college town. I was intrigued by it because it'...

I am having a unit become available in August and want to move away from collecting security deposits, because of all the rules and regulations in the city. I wanted to start charging a move in fee instead. What do pe...

I currently have four people interested in a unit I have for rent. It is a two bedroom with everything included. I stated in the lease that I will allow three people to live there for the rent price, with any addition...