My new tenants on one of my properties signed a lease a couple weeks ago with a move in date of July 1st.  When they saw the house my previous tenants were still in the process of moving out.  New tenants signed the l...

Long Distance Self Managers! I live 2 hours each way from the property. I rarely drive down there but when it comes time for a new tenant I want to meet them and be involved. (This is a new purchase closing next week)...

I am terminating one of our tenants lease at the end of September and just wanted to see if there were any suggestions/tips members might have…both to make sure the process is correctly followed and also to keep any h...

Hi everyone. I have potential tenants who want to rent my house, and they have three dogs and two cats. Yeah, I know that's a LOT of pets. I've had a dog - a small dog - in my house for eight years, and there's been n...

Look we were all teenagers at some point in our life and experimented a little bit....but if you didn't grow out of it, it might be detrimental....I live in a NO POT state.....so what happens if I walk in and my tenan...

WOW dealing with my first super high conflict tenant. QUESTION: Is there a law (I know different states vary) that a tenant must be given 30 days written notice of management change? Background: I just took over manag...

My current tenant of 2.1 years wants the unit painted. The unit was not painted when she moved in, while it needed some minor touchup. She has been good on paying rent. Now she wants to paint the unit herself and have...

Hello! We purchased a very nice 2/2 home in the Burnsville area of North Carolina back in February. It needed a good amount of work which has been slow to complete but we are nearly done with everything. When we purch...

I am looking to invest out of state, small MF 2-4 units. South and Midwest. Any input as to where are good emerging markets to invest or to start? Any input, tips and connections with turn key providers or brokers are...

I was reading the other thread by Brandon Turner about your worst tenant horror story. It made me think about some nasty houses I've looked at over the years. I have two that really stand out in my mind.

The first wa...