Any ideas on how to proceed with security deposit if you have no idea what the condition of apartment was prior to purchase and damage will likely be the result of wear and tear as previous landlords did nothing to ma...

Hi,I am in the process of deciding a tenant whose credit score is 556. The wife has an income of 36k and the husband has a used car sales business. They are young and desperate to move and willing to consider a 2-year...

I have alluded in other threads on BP the past few weeks that we are saying Good Bye to long term tenants we inherited with a property bought two years ago.   We served them with a month ago with a notice of terminati...

Do you allow pets in your short term rentals? There is good justification whether yes or no. We find it works for us in the summer season but it depends on your risk tolerance as pets can significantly damage your pro...

I have a Triplex in South Florida and one of my tenants just moved out.  She lived in the unit for two years and had 2 daughters and 3 cats at one point.  This post is regarding two of my main issues.1.  There was a r...

Hi Everyone,   I had new tenants move into a townhome earlier this year (3 adults and 1 cat).  My handyman had to go by and do some minor repairs in the basement which is where the 3rd roommate is living.  He said tha...

This is an evicted renter that was bringing animals into the house. Horses, cows, lambs, emus, and more unauthorized cats and dogs than we can count. There were many more pictures, but I left them out because of kids....

Hello BP, beginner investor here. Just closed on my first duplex two weeks ago, house hacking and loving it! This question is actually about my security deposit I'm trying to get back from my apartment I just left. I ...

So, anytime I use a service that sends my listing to all the major rental listing websites so I don't have to enter it manually ten times,  Trulia and Zillow add their own notes to my listing, like "Pet Friendly" to m...

Hi BP Community, 

I have a tenant that currently has a cat that is allowed per the lease for a one time non refundable fee and monthly pet rent. They asked about getting an additional pet which I allowed for an add...