Cory Boren
Best Tenants are Drug Dealers
I had the best tenants ever with no late payments and no repair calls. Three years later I was worried when the rent was not deposited by the 2nd. Normal for most of my tenants but this particular case was different...
Kay March
Tenants taking care of repairs. Should I worry?
My new tenants seem to want to take care of repairs themselves. They are a couple in their seventies, so I see their obvious aversion to having the landlord coming around to take care of things as evidence of their de...
Cliff T.
Is This Method of Creative Financing Legal and/or Ethical?
In the very first real estate book I ever read, "From Janitor to Multi-Millionaire" by R. Mike Weese, I learned several methods for buying property with no money down, aka creative financing. There is one method in pa...
Mike Cushing
HOA demanding access to my property, is this legal?
My HOA is requiring any lock installed on my door must conform to the Master key system for the property. Is this legal?
Kat P.
Eviction for continually allowing violent boyfriend in building?
My daughter is currently residing in my upstairs unit, along with a roommate. The roommate has a scheduled surgery for a dislocated shoulder, I was told the boyfriend pushed the roommate out of a moving vehicle. I tol...
Meghan Cheek
New York tenant screening
Hello all!
I'm looking to fill a vacancy and would love to use an online platform like cozy or mysmartmove for applications and screening. However, with the new laws passed in NY limiting application fees to $20 and...
John Sampson
Self filing taxes for small property management company
Hello, let me start by admitting I know I should have had an accountant do my taxes! I have a single member LLC for a property management company. The company collects all rents, so I have 1099 MISC from several agen...
Ed Lopez
Legal repercussions for property managers
Having a bit of an issue with some of my out of state properties. I have a smaller property management service in this area that handles everything since I purchased the properties a little over a year ago. Most uni...
Nathan Gesner
What Do You Think About "Good Cause" Evictions?
More markets are creating "Good Cause Eviction" laws designed to protect tenants from unfair evictions. Essentially, the landlord can only evict if the tenant violates specific requirements.What do you think? Are they...
Jeremy Lee
Landlord wants application via Zillow prior to viewing?
Hi all,
There's a home I'm interested in renting that I saw on Zillow and reached out to the landlord. She is saying that she needs for me to apply via Zillow (there's a $29 universal credit/background check that can...