We are in the process of purchasing a property with existing tenants and a 12 mo lease in Texas (Tarrant county). They are brand new to that property, so we (as well as the existing landlord) have no idea of their qua...

My tenants damaged the following:
1. Broken bathroom sink with 4" hole in it.  The sink was cemented to the marble countertop so the repair isn't easy.  Repair cost was 1200.  Replacement cost 1000.  I replaced it.
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Our property is in Lake County, IL and we are going through a 1st transition from 1st tenants to our 2nd ones. Tenants that moved out this month, left some damages behind (some repairable and some not) as well as didn...

Just curious if anyone has any experience running a short term rental in a freelance type of way. Meaning you do your own marketing and booking without the airbnb or VRBO platforms? Is that even possible? Pros or cons...

I listed the bottom unit in the duplex my wife and I just bought two days ago and haven’t gotten any good prospects yet. I found a tenant through Zumper who’s a business guy in his 50s who’s moving from AZ to Chicago ...

It was slow in February and March finding a tenant for another rental, though I ended up with 5 qualified applicants and filled it before I had any vacancy. Now I have another  house vacant for 3 months and almost no ...

I closed on my first property (an owner occupied triplex) earlier this month. During the closing process my realtor had notified the seller's realtor to give the current tenants notice that they had to leave.  We were...

We have a potential tenant who is interested in our place, but has two cats. We have never rented to someone with pets before, and will be getting brand new carpet a few weeks before she would move in. The cats are ho...

Hi all,
Our tenant has recently vacated. They have rented our home for 4 years and we have good relationship. They had 2 cats and now the carpet smells like cat pee. The carpet area is approv 350sq ft. Need suggestio...

Can anyone familiar with FHA 2/1 Buy Down Program shed a little light.  From my understanding its a loan that allows you to buy down your interest rate for the first two years of your mortgage.  The third year your mo...