Hello.  Both my parents passed in January.  Before they passed, we moved them closer to us and rented their house out.  The HOA fees had been paid by my parents through May 2016.  Back in October 2015, we rented the h...

Would you (self managing owners) pay a reasonable fee for a service to market your rental property and screen applicants? One full months rent seems steep to have a traditional property manager place a tenant.

This is a long shot: A few months ago I read a post from a BP member showing a letter sent to tenants at risk for eviction. In this letter all negative consequences for the non paying tenant are explained in an easy t...

Hello everyone,Just thinking about a hypothetical situation where the tenant pays the rent after the due date but refuses to pay the additional late fee. How would you go about getting this money from them, or would y...

Hello all.  My tenant in my only rental property might be moving out, but has asked if we would consider a month to month.  We said yes.  I just need to know what is a way to calculate a fair rent for a month to month...

I typically do owner financing ( LC, Lease Options), fix and flips or wholesale deals but few rentals. Have a house I remodeled (new carpet, paint and everything else). Have a prospective renter with 3 large dogs (app...

Hello All,I recently moved to Midland, TX from Washington DC where I own a four-plex. The standard security deposit there is one month's rent and that's what I've always charged my tenant. My husband and I just purcha...

I own a home in the salt creek landing subdivision in Berwick. I have a property management company bidding me at 10% monthly fee, with a 375$ "finders fee" every time a new tenant moves in and a 175$ lease renewal fe...

We have a friend who recently moved out of their rental in Virginia. Its a 4 br / 3 ba SFH and about 3,000 sq ft and no pets. The landlord kept their entire security deposit including $1,950 for carpet cleaning. That ...

So I’m closing on my first house in a couple weeks in the greater Orlando area. I’m gonna be house hacking, so I’ve been reading the landlord tenant laws for Florida (chapter 83 part II). I can’t find anything about l...