Alex U.
High cost of Affordable housing
A new city heights affordable housing project has gone up at a cost of over $800k per unit. Another one below at $600k+ a unit. As the local governments struggle to manage tax payer money responsibly, they should re...
Yi Zhao
Raising rent after current lease expires
Hi all. I live in Rockville, Maryland. My current rental lease of 4 years is about to expire in Sept 2022. The landlord is raising rent by 12-13% on us if we want to renew. Does anyone know if there are laws in Maryla...
Harry Carter
Converting a 2 Car Garage into a Rental
Hi everyone,I currently live in Manassas, VA and have a 2 car attached garage with a vaulted ceiling that I'm thinking about converting into an ADU (studio, or 1 bed/1bath with a small loft, and kitchen). I don't use...
Chris Levarek
Is Rent Control a Necessary "Evil"?
Three states passed state-wide rent control laws in 2019, California, Oregon and New York. Other cities such as New York, San Francisco and Washington D.C. have had rent control policies in place for decades.
"Over t...
Mo Karim
Midterm Rentals in Dallas-Fort Worth
With every increasing regulations on short term rentals, midterm rentals is becoming more popular with investors.
What has been your experience with midterm rentals in DFW?
Do you manage it yourself or hire a PM?
Kar Sun
Tenant is unhappy with the rent increase
I have a tenant that pays on time and keeps place clean.
I also offer him a desirable place to live that is being taken care of.
To me nice tenant is not the one who expects me to subsidize their rent.
I provide a...
Sam Dal
30 days notice question
Guys
I know some landlords won't like this but my landlord has used quite a few unethical negotiation techniques that don't make me feel too bad about trying this
I'm currently the highest paying tenant...
Peter Hendriks
2 year lease good or bad
I have a Good tenant in Brevard County Florida. This person pays on time and takes good care of the property. The rents in the area have been going up lately. It's possible to get $1400/month for the unit. The tenant ...
Yariv Morchi
Condo workers going Union -- Should I be concerned?
HiI live in a condo building in Manhattan and got a letter from management saying that I should expect expenses to go about 12% because the unionization of the building workers.Maintenance used to go 3% in prior years...
Hanna Minkin
Rent increase to market value
Hi, I own MF in NJ and rents were severely undermarket. I renovated the whole building and increased rents to market value. Tenants complained to the township about high rent increase and dont want to leave even thoug...