New to being a landlord. My wife and I just purchased three duplexes in the state of Missouri for investments. All units were occupied when purchased with leases.
Upon taking possession, one renter, who had only been...

What are things that you wished you had found out about prospective tenants, before approving them? Things that probably would have made you not consider them?In the next 6 months or so my roommate will be moving out ...

This is regarding a question re-hashed many times over on these forums, but I wanted to ask it again in the context of this property. 
I have a 2 Bed, 2 Bath property with wood floors, so the main concern with dogs i...

TLDR landlords can't charge more than $300 for pet deposit effective January 1st and as far as rent, no more than $35 or 1.5% of the monthly rent, whichever is greater. There are a lot of other interesting tidbits in ...

My current tenants have approached me to ask if the could have a pet. My current lease with them states "No pets". They are GREAT tenants that pay the rent early every month and take very good care of the house. Their...

We have a tenant who has lived in his apt for ~ 2yrs, lease has a 'no pet clause', tenant has had a dog for nearly their entire tenancy. We would like to now enforce the no pet clause. I understand that one could argu...

Hello,Searching the discussion board I didn't really see this question posed.We have a potential renter who would like to bring their pregnant dog who will (of course) have puppies.  The puppies will be gone within 8 ...

If I buy a SFH with a tenant that has pets and paid a one-time non refundable pet deposit, to the previous owner, am I entitled to receiving a portion? Calculated by time into rental agreement.

One of my properties, the best cash flowing SFR, has been vacant for 2 months. I’ve never experienced this huge of a lack of qualified applicants. I’ve started a no animals policy because the dog & human damage fr...

I normally charge a non-refundable pet fee and pet rent for each pet. These are not junk fees, because there are higher costs incurred when a tenant with pets moves out. For instance, hardwood floors are more easily d...