Hi everyone! I have a question about what to do with the electric and water when showing the rental, do you leave them on and keep paying for them or shut them off? I have personally been shown rentals that do both bu...

I’m aiming to have at least two rental properties (my first) by year end, but I’m unsure about the rental laws in Chicago.How hard is to evict a renter in Chicago? What’s the process?

Hey Guys!I'm focusing on single family homes in the Brighton and Pittsford area because they have good schools and they tend to attract more white collar renters with higher credit scores. I need some help verifying s...

Does anyone have a document they leave behind for long-term renters displaying house rules? I’d like to create something, laminate it and leave it showing things like no smoking, mow lawn, no parking on grass, follow ...

Hi all, I am in NC, I have a SFH that support the STR to MTR market. I have a MTR guest that has stop paying and refusing to leave even after I sent him a demand for payment or leave the property. What's the most effe...

New student renters graduating next year will pay upfront x13 mos' rent and water bill ($75.00/ mo). ( they will pay all utilities). Will reimburse water fee if they overpaid at lease' end. Anything else we need to be...

In the “you might have similar questions” category: Since my tenants of 3+ years are moving out this summer, I checked with my insurance agent to clarify the rules/restrictions about dogs in rentals. My agent (with Al...

I am looking to see what people are using for processes on screening tenants. Meaning what forms/communication do you use and when to screen a potential tenant and the paperwork to get to rented. I'm sure the process ...

I just got a note from my property manager in Charlotte describing two different applications to rent my property. Neither one looks great, but I wonder if any of you have any thoughts on these:Application #1 - Famil...

I screen and list my properties way ahead of time to lock in a lease well before vacate period....  But with this much head time I fear the new signed leasee's will ask for a refund (after putting in deposit 1mo rent)...