John A.
Emotional support animal for permitted occupant
We have a tenant who wants us to allow them to add a new permitted occupant to their lease that has an emotional support dog. Since the permitted occupant is not our tenant what rules do we need to follow in this situ...
Richard Qiao
House Hacking Advices Needed
So I'm currently living in Massachusetts, considering a multi-unit house hacking opportunity in New Hampshire. The lender agent denied the FHA loan application, because my current residence is much more expensive than...
Oscar Macal
When and how to reject an applicant?
Hi guys,
I'm new to Real Estate investing and looking for my first Sandwich Lease Option deal. I know that for any applicant that applies, if rejected, I must send/give them a written statement letting them know why,...
Marc Winter
Max of Two Humans Per Bedroom is Discriminatory?!
HUD ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT WITH CALIFORNIA LANDLORDS RESOLVING CLAIMOF HOUSING DISCRIMINATION--because of 'unreasonably restrictive two-person-per-bedroom occupancy policy'
Read below the Agreement issued by HUD. Do...
Sarah Auriemma
Modest income trying to make the right decision for my family
My husband and I own a SFH- it’s a ranch 2/1 with a 2.75% interest rate. We owe 200,000 on it and have $100,000 available to us via a HELOC. We make a very modest income (about 80,000/year) and have 2 small children. ...
Cong Vu
Rent increase due to excessive maintenance requests
Hi everyone,I have one-year lease with the tenants. Tenants moved in in February but have requested maintenance very frequently. It has cost me $4000 since they moved in.The most common issues is plumbing. They use “f...
Katherine Earle
Tenant Screening Help
I’m about to rent out the vacant units in my properties, after months of renovating. The rental market is so bad here, that the tenants are having no problem giving out referrals. The first couple of applicants have c...
Henry Lazerow
AIRBNB is siding more and more with guests
Just a warning. Recently lost a $700 booking. The guest had only one 3 star rating and it auto accepted her. I now have changed it to manual approval it is a lesson learned. So first day she arrives she calls me and s...
Mary Jay
Should I go through my insurance or not?
My tenant in Florida notified me 3 weeks ago that there is mold on the ceiling. Contractor came and said the previous roofer did not install flashing and now it caused the stucco to crack and leak, which caused mold.A...
Hector Reyes
Tenant dogs
Hello everyone, I saw this in one of the local FB groups here in Souther California.How can a landlord protect them self?