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Hello,
I’m currently in the process of getting my rental going. I have a potential tenant who is interested in the property and she is willing to pay the entire year lease up front. I was just wondering if anyone has...
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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...
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Hi Everyone, So after countless hours of listening to podcasts, surfing these forums learning from you all, and reading tons of articles/books I am super pumped to finally be closing on my first property in about a we...
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Do you guys restrict dog breeds at your rentals? If so, which ones?
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I have a HUD home under contract and when I did my initial walk-thru there was a heavy pet odor in the house. Not just musty dog smell but a stronger one, like urine. Not sure if it is dog or cat or both. I believe...
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What should I do? Tenants said they had one 20lb dog which did meet our explicit breed restrictions. Just received a letter from neighbor complaining about their dogs - one of which is a doberman pincher which is no...
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Hi Everyone,I have a few ideas in mind, but considering this is my first property, I figured I would ask more seasoned professionals for advice. I close on my first property a week from today (a triplex I am house hac...
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Hello,I am in CA, so any California advice would be helpful. Long story short... We have tenants that signed a lease and moved in yesterday. They hid their dog when we first handed over the keys, but I had to go back ...
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Hi all,
I have a rental property available for rent now. Unfortunately, a lot of applicants who respond to my ad don't have good credits. When I listed my property, we didn't expect to have tenants with pets because ...
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I bought a 4plex last month that has only 1 apartment rented. While doing work in one of the vacant units, it came to our attention that there is a flea infestation. With only one tenant, the source is pretty obvio...