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Justin Case Set Boundaries on Fixes for New Tenant?
2 December 2016 | 7 replies

I just rented a home out that I soft remodeled to new 3 years ago. It still looks fresh and new. I rented the home $150/month below market to get a good supply of tenants.The windows are an issue. They are late 80s do...

Leon Lee Is it reasonable to ask tenants to pay for all broken windows
24 June 2017 | 4 replies

Hi, BPersI saw some samples of rental agreements saying that tenants will be responsible for broken doors, windows and window glass regardless of whose fault it is.  It seems it tries to cover the damages from, for ex...

Megan Arzt Tenants moving out early....do I return their deposit.
23 May 2017 | 20 replies

I have tenants who just signed a year lease as of March 1st.  Now they bought a house and are moving out after only 3 months.  I specifically state in my lease in bold that "if the lease is broken for any reason (this...

Melvin Mickens Section 8/Affordable Housing
1 September 2024 | 2 replies

Who has experience working with section 8/affordable housing tenants. What tools and methods you use to screen tenants before accepting their application? First time working with affordable housing

Rachelle P. Veteran Landlords: What clauses do you always ad into leases?
14 July 2017 | 5 replies

I recently had someone suggest adding an "early termination of lease" clause to my future rentals, as I just got stung on that one.Veteran landlords, what lease clauses have saved you money and sanity? I realize there...

Curt Thomas Annual Inspections and Billing Tenant Back
28 June 2022 | 7 replies

I never see anything talked about or written on the proper way to conduct an Annual (or bi-annual) inspection on a rental.Conducting the inspections without charging the tenant for maintenance (if) needed seems pointl...

Orrett Lawrence Tenant not wanting to repair excess damages
4 April 2024 | 5 replies

A current tenant has damaged the rental property beyond the normal wear & tear. (3 by 6-foot hole in dry wall; Garage access door complete broken off with damage door frame, the main entrance door way frame is bro...

Josh Rich Out-of-state Landlording
21 August 2015 | 8 replies

This month I bought a SFR in Spring, TX just north of Houston. I live in CA and have run into some difficulty with Landlording from a distance.

Question, how do you judge who to rent to when not able to meet them?...

Alex Yost Closing concessions? What is your strategy?
31 August 2016 | 13 replies

After flipping a few homes, we have found that buyers can be pretty aggressive in their requests for "repairs" during the due diligence process.  Unless we note otherwise in the listing information or disclosures, we ...

Derrick White Is it just me or is everything breaking?
2 May 2020 | 25 replies

I have 13 properties. I don't know if it's everyone being home quarantined or what, but it seems like everything is breaking. Water heaters, septic stuff, and the random phone call for a cow being in the back yard. An...