I currently have 5 single family homes and I’m looking at a commercial building with 6 units and retail space/ opportunity on the main level. I have no experience in commercial real estate, can anyone recommend any bo...

I go over to one of my properties to pick up the rent . ( Guy is a model tenant always pays on time . I look in the back yard and there are 2 pygmy goats in a 20 by 20 pen . I look at him and say Goats? Really ?  He c...

My newest possible ternate is a family that has lived in the wife's parents house for 6yrs. She says her parents moved to a retirement village so she moved into her childhood home and paid her parents rent to help the...

Most of my rentals allow pets. I do get pics of all pets, plus info on the breed and age (so no replacing of pets can be done).Here's my question: Do any of you require up to date shot records? Such as for rabies? I'v...

Hi BP community,I purchased a SFH in a Columbus, OH suburb. Got 2 tenants to rent the house for slightly above market.Their credit is awful, but their income is solid so I went with it. I allowed one dog in the lease ...

I have 3 units just outside of Seattle and while I haven't run into a scenario where a tenant required a service animal, I wanted to prepare myself. In my research I've found that I'm not allowed to charge a pet depos...

I typically charge the equivalent of one month's rent for security deposit.  For those of you who allow pets in your rentals, do you charge a pet deposit?  If so, how much?

Hi everyone, I just wanted to get some feedback on a pet policy I will be implementing for a rental property.  The tenants have been living there for a year, and have been great tenants.  They agreed to sign on for an...

Ok, so I don't have all the specifics yet on how it works - and if someone does, please post here - but as of Monday there will be a process for verification of emotional support/service animals in Tennessee, and crim...

My new rental has (brand new) carpet in the two bedrooms, and tile in the rest of the house. This is the first rental I've had with carpet and I'm not sure if I should allow cats or dogs. I was thinking of allowing on...