Timothy Burns
How to approach Lease Violations--Rookie First Timer Landlord
To clarify my situation, I am in my first year of landlording, househacking a duplex, so I live next door to tenant. Tenant hasn't even been here a full six months and has broken the lease I feel several ways, but Im ...
Gayle Eisner
Renting out Rooms in rental property - students
Hi:I just bought a rental property a while back and it is now vacant. My daughter is a college student and she asked me if she could rent a room in the 3 br house and find other students to rent the other two rooms. ...
Molly Morlino
Eviction Due to SMOKING lease violation
We've owned our rentals (built from the ground up) for almost 2 years now and the time as come to eviction someone. Not happy... I really like this tenant and have no other issues whatsoever. They are pleasant, pay ...
Steven Groshong
No Applications, Rental Property
Hi all,
I recently made the jump to being a landlord and I'm having some trouble getting off the ground with tenants.As of today, the house has been on the market for 43 days and I've reduced the rent from 2800 to 25...
Billy Daniel
Stating your tenant criteria up front?
Do you place your tenant screening criteria on the application or advertisement? I have the income requirement on the application now, but I'm curious if other PMs list things such as minimum credit score, eviction-f...
Gill Winslow
Tenants from HELL in Cleveland, OH
BPers, I just officially underwent my tenant from hell experience and must I say I am completely EXHAUSTED. I have ASKED MYSELF "is this business even for me"? I'm just wondering for all you landlords out there, how d...
Drew Walch
Attracting the right tenants
So I own a 6-plex near where I live and all I seem to get is deadbeat new tenants. I have had rentals for years and never had the issues I do here including the duplex I own literally next door. This is not a bad are...
Nathan Gesner
Funniest excuse for not paying rent?
Share your funniest excuse for why the Tenant failed to pay rent!
Dave Chow
Family group with one eviction
We are having a duplex to rent received an application group.
I would like to know if we should accept this application group.
Husband: credit score 650, income $5000/MO,
Wife: credit score 600, income $3800/MO,
...
Katrina Cabral
Yikes, What did I do wrong?! All my inquiries dried up!
I only have one rental and this is my first time listing it for rent. I listed it and got close to 50 inquiries within 24 hours. I sent a reply to all those that inquired and suggested that they reply with their name ...