So I am currently house hacking. One of the tenants I had signed a 3 month lease. After the second month he just up and disappeared. No warning, no heads up, nothing. In the lease there was an agreement that if it was...

I've been using trello to manage the different tenants. I have an awesome board with a card for each tenant with relevantinformation such as property address, move-in date, lease expiration, deposit yes/no, last month...

Hi Everyone, First time (soon-to-be) landlord here. On many of the rental applications I have seen (including the bigger pockets application) I've seen verbiage that states "Compensating Factors can include additional...

First, I apologize in advance for the newbie question. We are working on renting out our first investment home and I have a tenant who is interested in the house. This is my first time through the screening process ...

HI everyone. Need some advice here.Tenant is been there 3 years and was always on time. The lease states It is a 1year lease and will automatically renew if 30 days written notice is not giving at the end of the lease...

I wanted to know if someone could help me with a question, I have a rental property in DFW TX that I want to lease, but in the past many of my tenants that I have had have problems with renting because they don't have...

I have a rental unit available currently with an excellent tenant that wants to move in at the beginning of next month (2-1/2 weeks from now). I'm trying to figure out whether I should have her sign the lease early or...

Hi All,

I am a first-time landlord in Massachusetts and just received a security deposit and last month of rent from my 2 new tenants. I am familiar with the rules surrounding the deposits, but do any of you...

Hi everyone,
I’m looking for advice on how to handle a recent request from one of my tenants. Here’s the situation (personal details removed):
The tenant reached out explaining that they’re going through financial d...

Hello Chicago Landlords, I just read this today! This is great to know, as most of attorneys have always told me that the security deposit cannot be used towards the last month rent, even when the tenant did not pay h...