Here are the details. I been in escrow for the last 5 months on a duplex in Los Angeles where I used the listing agent to represent me. I wanted the units delivered vacant and the realtor expressed to me that the sell...

Hi, I just got my first house rented this month! My deposit is the same as the rent 1,400. I am a little unclear on the law in Ohio for an escrow account. I read if the deposit is under monthly rent you don’t need an ...

I'm still new to real estate and I would appreciate any advice I could get.  My mother just bought a duplex last year in Chicago with a tenant already living there.  The tenant told her she was moving and will live ou...

Hello All,I am a newbie investor and would appreciate your answers to a question I have ...I have 3 rental properties and have a total security deposit of approx. $6K from these 3 properties.Let us assume - not all m...

Hello BPers. This is my first post. I have been looking tirelessly for good forums with some real life lessons on landlording/property management straight from the trenches, and this has been the best site I've foun...

I’m a new landlord in CA and missed the 21 day window to return the security deposit (I thought I had 30 days). Does that mean I forfeit any right to make any deductions for damage and must return the whole deposit?

Hello BiggerPockets community. I recently bought my 2nd investment which includes a tenant. The lease received from the prior landlord states that the tenant did not give a security deposit, her lease is up for renewa...

Heard Wells Fargo and Bank of America offer deposit only cards.  Went to both banks, nobody knew what I was talking about.  Heard Chase did offer, but discontinued.  Went into Chase, they said "sure, we do that!"  Cha...

I am about to make a cash offer for a SFH, my realtor insist that I still have to put at least 10% down ( he wants 20%) I said " why do i have to put anything down when we will be closing in 10 days on an all cash dea...

I recently had a tenant who I wanted to move out about 2 weeks prior to the lease termination date.  To do this I would take the apartment as-is and would only be checking the apartment for cleanliness.  She would mov...