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The subject line says it all. Where do you invest capital between real estate deals? Individual stocks? Short-term bonds? Mutual funds? Index funds? The dreaded savings account?
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Hello all, I have an international student as a tenant and I haven't been able to get ahold of him in the past week. He doesn't have an SSN.
A couple weeks ago, I found a post on the university's housing page of him ...
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We are renting out a duplex in a great area and we just had someone who asked us if we accept section 8 renters. We have not come across this before. Does anyone have some thoughts on this? Anything we should know ...
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So, what happens when a home is built next to my vacant lot and the lot is used as a dumping ground for the contractor? A field fence was removed so that they could build a block wall. The fence was discarded in a b...
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I had tenant recently move out who owed me over her security deposit. One thing she refuses to pay for is the fence panels that her son and his friends broke. The neighboring tenants (it’s a duplex) and myself were ou...
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So, my tenant serve me with paperwork that he wants me take me to small claims court over his $1200 security deposit, after all repairs were made, I gave him back $250, but he wanted pretty much all of it.
Could anyo...
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I've stayed out of courtrooms for the past five years but it appears I have two that will be going nearly back to back. Had a pair of tenants that I allowed to have a second cat and kept two litter boxes on the carpet...
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Has anyone got any good ideas on the best way to raise rent rent after you buy ?I am buying a building and one unit is horribly under market.The unit in question is on Month to Month.
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Hello BP,I had a couple sign a 1 year lease with me and pay a $1000 security deposit on May 8th. Their move in date was set for June 30th. I was notified by the couple on May 24th that they want to break their lease b...
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I sent a lease renewal letter (4 months before the start of the new lease with no rent increase). In a few days I got response from the tenant that she just discovered a serious medical issue, is on the way to the air...