Every now and then my daily CL ad gets removed and I get an email that it violated their TOS.  In some of the backgrounds of pictures there were T's and A's.  Someone from CL deleted the pictures but kept the ad up.  ...

I just received an application from a couple and they noted that they have been convicted of a felony.  As they were filling out the application in front of me they both told me about their own felony in the past.  Th...

Hello,I know there are many opinions, but I still want to hear them. I have so far not allowed cats in one of my properties (condo) but there is a seemingly good couple who has applied and has an indoor cat, so I'm de...

It’s crazy to me how many potential tenants have aggressive breed dogs. I would estimate that a good 25% of the people that contact me any given month about a property have a Pitbull or multiple. They are shocked wh...

Thanks for any thoughts on these three issues. Sorry this is so long.We recently purchased a 2 apartment/1 commercial multi-use property that we discovered needs a lot of work. With the property we inherited 1 tenant ...

I have a house in an area where trash gets picked up by the city once a week (mid-week). Should I rely on guests to wheel the garbage cans out to the curb every Tues night before trash pickup and wheel the cans back i...

I bought a fixer upper about 2 months ago. They had cats! And carpet. Well after demoing half the sheet rock,and pulling the carpet, most of the smell was gone. Of course there were stains in the hardwoods. After vine...

One of my tenants called today and said there was a copperhead snake near the storage building in the backyard.  My lease clearly states that pest removal is the tenant's responsibility.  I always try and do the right...

I have  a home I rent and the lease states no pets, but allows one dog per a pet addendum.  They paid a $250 non-refundable pet fee for the dog, which is a yellow lab.  I used to live in this house and know both neigh...

Hi all, I've been mostly browsing and would like some thoughts on investing in the Fresno, CA area. I came across a 6 plex for $275,000. The listing shows a rental income of $36,900, expense of $14,760. So the suppose...