I had the opportunity to pickup a condo in the area for a good price.  The owner is moving to a retirement home and did not want to bother with listing her property.  My Brother-in-Law told her I would be interested i...

Hi AllA few weeks ago, the owner of a property I manage received a "ticket" from the city of Cleveland because the tenant did not properly place the trash basket out in front of the house.  The city sent a "ticket" fo...

Analyzing some deals on ways to increase cash flow on multi-family properties...One of such deals is a 5-plex, with one water meter. Current landlord pays about $60/unit/month on water, sewer and garbage. That's $300/...

Situation: I am renting a 4 bedroom apartment in a duplex in a college area and have 4 college students interested in renting it. The apartment is not available till June 1st because the previous tenants trashed the ...

A peer told me their rental story nightmare. They had a tenant move in and he paid on time every month for the first few months. Then he missed a payment and when confronted he said "If you evict me, I'm going to tras...

I am looking at two duplexes.  The numbers work for me (2.7% rule), are in a part of a city that I like and are priced right.  There is one major issue.  The old landlord signed long term (5 year) leases that don't ex...

What have you found to be the most important screening criteria for Tenant-Buyers? This is what we have been using and curious what others think?In my experience most people seeking to find a lease option or contract ...

My tenant only paid partial amount of the rent last month and haven't paid the rent this month. Tenant is not very responsive but we had email conversation 2 weeks ago. I sent the tenant late rent notice via email las...

Hi all!I have long-term rental properties in Waco, Texas that have been producing a good cash flow. One of them started to have some plumbing issues. 2 cloggings over the last 5 weeks. I have a local management compan...

Hi there, I have some experience leasing for a little over a year, and I haven't run into this particular combination of issues until now. Context: As is baseline standard for screening, I require all applicants to pa...