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Christian Wathne Should I not renew lease on roommate house?
17 June 2018 | 2 replies

Hi Everyone, I have a very good condition (full gut renovation 5 yrs ago) single family house (4br/2ba) in a prime area of the west coast. I was in a hurry when originally renting and ended up renting the house to 3 y...

Ben Staples My First Successful Tenant Screen!
1 February 2016 | 14 replies

Hi Everyone, This is my first ever forum post! My short story: I had my first ever "Vacancy" and successfully filled it in one week! I put vacancy in quotes because I don't actually own the property; I am renting. A ...

Gregory Oliver Single Family House Hack in Portland, OR
19 December 2020 | 8 replies

Hello, I'm planning on doing a house hack (in Portland, OR.) this summer with my teammates, and the only homes close to campus are single-family. Does anyone have input on house hacking a single-family home and anythi...

Account Closed Housing Hacking in my HoA
10 December 2019 | 1 reply

Hello!My name is Nolan and I am a pharmacist at your local big box stores and this is my first post on the website since listening to the podcast back in May of this year! I knew I had to start my journey of "getting ...

Sebastian Nadal Screening for a roommate for the first time
7 January 2025 | 6 replies

I'm in Rogers Park, Chicago. I have several people interested in being my roommate. So far, I have two people who seem they could good tenants. I did find them on Craigslist though.My mom has one property in Romeovill...

Nathan Jackson House Hacking - Roomates
19 November 2018 | 1 reply

Hey everyone!My wife and I are looking to get into this whole lifestyle and are wanting to "househack" our way to our FI. I was wondering if anyone had any good resources as far as roommate rental agreements that we c...

Sohil Shah Renter asking to add another person on the lease
26 June 2020 | 10 replies

Have a renter who already signed the lease. Now she wants to add the another person on the lease who is staying in the house with her. Is this a red flag and how do I handle this? The lease was approved in her name. S...

Aaron NA Buy a house to live in while renting a room; good/bad idea?
22 July 2020 | 9 replies

With my lease expiring soon (house with 2 roommates), I am looking to purchase a home with total cost of debt, tax, expected maintenance, and insurance less than my current rent payments (or within $100, so essentiall...

Robert Steele The dream tenants from heaven!
1 October 2012 | 16 replies

We always hear about the nightmare tenants from hell so I thought I'd post about my dream tenants from heaven.

They have rented from me for over two years. Never late. and they've taken very good care of the place.
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Ron Gallagher Starting a "Group House" (Rent by the Room) Questions
10 April 2018 | 11 replies

Hi all,I am buying a massive 4 level row house in Washington DC and I will live in the basement apartment unit and rent out the six bedrooms available on the three upper floors.  My questions are--1) Do you have the t...