Kay M.
Renting to group of students
Hi. After taking all the advice from the forums here, I was able to find my first great tenant. Their lease is up soon and they will not renew, so I have started screening for new tenants.
A group of 3 potential te...
Joseph E.
Nothing but Good Options, (but which one?!)
We bought a house in North Virginia in 2019 with a VA loan for $510,000 and zero down, at 2.875%. We lived there for 3 years and then got stationed overseas in Japan. We have been able to rent it out with zero vacanci...
Ben Braddock
Staging Rental Units
I am considering staging rental units. Has anyone else tried this?Do you think I can rent a unit faster or for more money if it is staged?I've staged homes for rent and I've rented furnished apartments but I've never...
Bill Zepeda
Rent-Increase Letter Suggestions...
Hi All-I'm about to conduct my first rent increase and I'm looking for suggestions on how to create a letter that is polite, yet accomplishes the task. The tenants are good people but I want to stay reasonably close ...
Aaron Ruiz
First Purchase 4-Plex
Purchasing First Investment Property!! Im basically wanting any advice, tips, and what to expect in owning a rental property. Any experiences welcome on investing especially in a 4-Plex property is welcome.
Thao Kieu
Being rejected by lender
Have you ever being told by lender that you have high debt ratio so you not qualify for another mortgage? The feeling being rejected is not fun & that is how I feel right now.I have one single home in DE currently...
Princesa Hansen
Pets & Liability - Smart or avoid?
We have half a dozen rental units (homes & townhomes). We have generally prohibited allowing pets. However, I see many postings saying that it can be a wise strategy to allow them in rentals.
We were recently wei...
Alan Grobmeier
Need CA Tenant Help ~ Break Lease
Greetings.
I own a property in the San Diego area. I rented it to a tenant a year ago on a 2 yr lease. The existing lease has either 11 or 12 months left.
All was well until about 2 months ago when this women’s do...
Dominick Speranzo
Should I accept tenant with cats
My tenants brother is looking to rent my other unit and makes great money but has a cat. Should I look elsewhere
Harleen Kaur
Investing out of State
Hi,We have a primary residence and one duplex as investment property in Los Angeles Area. We would like to invest out of CA and use a property mgmt company and our core requirement is positive cash flow. Looking for...