Jason Hutcheson
12 Lessons from My First 12 Months
We finally did it! A year ago, my brother and I formed a partnership and jumped in to the business of rental properties. With just over 12 months experience under our belt and an initial investment of $20,000, we ha...
Steven Pesavento
Dog Fees: What Do You Charge?
Dog Rental Question: I've got a tenant moving into a property (the 2nd unit in my house) with a Husky. It's an older dog and they claim its well behaved (they reassure me its a perfect dog). This is a fully renovated ...
Bryce Ropp
Tenant wants a dog because he says it is a service animal
Hi!I'm a new landlord. I just put a listing on Facebook and got a message from a guy who said he has a service animal and my no animal policy doesn't count. I checked out his profile and he's a trucker and can run ar...
Sandeep G.
Leasing advice needed
All,My property is up for a new lease and i am in the process of renting it to the next tenant. I have just screened candidates through zillow rental manager and shortlisted 2 potential renters.1) An attorney with a r...
Cameron Jarrett
Tenant Waiving Pet Fees
Hey Everyone! Hope all had a great holidays! I have not posted in a long time, mostly because Everything has been pretty smooth Land lording. I have currently invested for 6 years and acquired several rental units. I ...
Tony Castronovo
Selling my properties - what do I tell my tenants?
I am selling my SFR rental properties and just got under contract. We will have inspections then appraisals. I need to obviously get these scheduled with the tenants. Just not sure if I should be up front or try to...
Joseph Lo
VRBO traveler first chargeback we won then second chargeback LOST
Group of 5 rented for 5 days. Arrived no complaints. We have a non-refundable policy if guests cancel reservation at any time after it is accepted. Next morning, they packed up the luggage and left the property withou...
Mike Toole
Turning A Property From Tenant to Tenant
Hello All,There's a chance that my current tenant will move out on 9/30, and a new tenant will move in in Oct.Of course the most ideal scenario would be having the new tenant move in on 10/01, but this seems impracti...
Marcela Hoag
Property Manager Compensation
Hi everyone,As my rental business expands, I'd like to ensure we're scaling properly by hiring property managers in the future. My husband and I are thinking of moving out of state, which would make this an absolute n...
Jen L.
San Francisco Rental
Hi BP,I'm a long time reader but finally decided to participate! I'm trying to rent out a property in San Francisco. In general, what should I watch out? For the local investors, what special quirk should I be care...