Ping W.
Should the security deposit cover pet deposit?
I am trying to understand why we need to collect pet deposit. If the pet made any damage, we can deduct it from security deposit, right? It makes more sense to me to collect non refundable pet fee or pet rent, but I a...
Jeremy Ferguson
Turnkey Properties
I think this would be referred to as a turnkey property but please correct me if I am wrong.Have any of you come across motivated sellers that live in nice homes that need little to no repairs. I get that most homes n...
Account Closed
Which Upgrades are Worth a Little Extra Money?
As I've been thinking about how much to set aside for CapEx/maintenance expenses, I keep coming back to the questions of: "How much should I really be spending on X?" It isn't a matter of questioning the percentage of...
Bobby R.
What happens to deposit?
We were given possession of our rental at eviction court. Tenant (ex spouse) paid a huge deposit including 3 mos rent + 2 mos deposit. The 2 remaining months rent will be used for her final 2 months (Jan-Feb). Tenant ...
Jerry Happoldt
Renter Bent and Cracked Garage Door
Renter moved out and left the prop dirty, one hole in drywayll, cat piss on baseboards ect. However the garage door has a few small dents, and 2 vertical cracks. How do I approach this, I want to charge them but fee...
Patrick Hicks
San Diego Renters left condo a disaster. Advice please.
Hi all,A quick background, I am currently in the military and live in Washington. I have a Condo in San Diego CA. that we bought and completely remodeled top to bottom. High end cherry kitchen cabinets and quartz co...
Kaaren Hall
3511 Sting Ray Ct
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $325,000
Cash invested: $50,000
This time I acquired a property that needed little to no work. The sales price was...
Justin Dziedzic
First property, generally freaking out
Ok. I acquired my first property about 5 months ago. Purchased from my aunt who was a heavy smoker so I knew there would be some rehab. I had scrubbed most walls with TSP (not all) and primed with 1 coat of kilz. Te...
John Lamb
Tenants pet died - reduce the rent?
One of my tenants signed a year lease and she agreed to pay a little more in rent since she had a cat. A few months into the lease, she notified me that her cat died. Am I obligated to lower the rent since she no long...
Sam Leon
DOG - weight limit
I know some of you landlords have a weight limit on dogs...for example a "not to exceed 25 pounds" clause.Is this weight limit typically a "CURRENT" weight or is this a eventual full grown weight?