Leeling Chew
How to set Rent for rent by rooms for furnished house.
Hi all,We renovated our south Austin house after evicting a tenant 3 years ago in 2022. Then we experimented doing AirBnb for 1.5 years. Due to high interest rate and almost $10k of property tax, we negative cash flow...
Carol Bloom
How much is considered "normal wear and tear" for carpet?
Hello BP community!I'm Carol I need your help how do you calculate how much to charge for "normal wear and tear" on carpeting. I have a tenant moving out, they have been with me for 5 years the carpet was not new when...
Daniel J Jackson
Pets for more rent or no pets for less?
Hello all:I just finished rehabbing one side of a duplex and have two great tenant candidates.OPTION A: Will pay $1,250 and has no pets. 2 adults and 2 young kids. Great all around.OPTION B: Will pay $1,250 + $75/mo...
Cali Skier
Can I require a tenant waive right to 24 hour notice (hiding dog)
I have a tenant that we believe is hiding a dog. They gave the visiting dog excuse. We have a coach that operates several properties in California and they suggested that IF we allow them to stay, its month to mont...
Iftikhar Khan
Tenant Screening Procedure
Hello All,I am planning to list my property in NC for rent. I have screened tenants in the past, but it has been 8+ years ago. Looking for recommendation for how to screen the tenants and what services I can use? H...
Collin Baumann
How to address tenant violating lease?
Hey all, so we have had extremely good luck with tenants to this point but we just put in a tenant who within the first week has broken our lease in a number of different waysz1. We have had reports of them vaping on ...
Jonathan L Berhow-Rivera
Tennants Have a Dog W/O permission in a NO PET Rental property :-/
Hello BP Friends,
I have a situation at one of our rental properties (A No Pet Marketed Home).
So, after the irrigation company canceled on me, I decided to go and setup the system myself. No big deal right... I ...
Michelle Fox
Service dogs and Checkers
Has anyone ever had a person posing as a potential renter from Fair Housing and saying they had an ESA and were told they would have to pay a pet deposit? Then, received a letter from HUD that they were in violation....
Greg R.
Tenant lied about dog (ESA), then brought to house on first day
Hello,I am in CA, so any California advice would be helpful. Long story short... We have tenants that signed a lease and moved in yesterday. They hid their dog when we first handed over the keys, but I had to go back ...
Liz F
Would you rent to a Pit Bull owner?
I have a prospective tenant who is moving to our area to work as an air traffic controller. He seems very responsible, but he has a pit bull. The dog seems very friendly but I am afraid to be opening myself up to li...