Cal C.
List of why some Landlords don't screen tenants
I thought it would be fun to come up with a list of why some landlords don't screen tenants. Obviously, I'm trying to convey to new landlords the absolute need to screen.
1. The LL's are blithering idiots
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Heather Fugger
Listing agent advised us to wait for house to going into foreclosure to buy...
I'm not sure if this is the correct category to post to - please let me know if I need to post elsewhere.I found a house that I very much wish to purchase. However, the seller is an elderly woman with significant hea...
Jason Malabute
IT'S OK TO FOLLOW UP ... YOU'RE NOT BUGGING ANYONE
When following up with a seller a common limiting belief is that you don't want to be a pest to the seller.Did you know 80% of sales happens between the 5-12th contact?If you're looking to convince someone to sell the...
Jennifer Brennan
Rehab or Wholesale?
I am wondering the best plan of action. My mom is not able to maintain her home and I have been paying for any and all repairs over the past fifteen years. I have already put about 40k into her home. Currently, the ...
Barry Underwood
First STR - Bookings out the Gate
Looking to purchase my first STR in August. What is the best way to start having bookings immediately? What should my real expectations be Gatlinburg area? for the first six months?
Scott Kimminau
Responsible for tenants daughter slipping on porch with ice
I’ve had 8 properties for close to 10 years and never had an issue so probably lucky maybe. I just received a letter from an attorney in the mail that there was an incident at one of my rental properties where the ten...
Michelle Fenn
Community Control and Landlording
Looking for guideance. A section 8 tenant presented herself last month. She was a 50's disabled woman whose's application listed a service animal and an aide. She claimed that her landlord did not maintain the ...
Eileen D.
Tenant-Occupied Residential Sale--HELP!
Hello,About early March before our yearly lease was up, my tenant informed us that she'd like to go month-to-month because she wants to move to another school district. I thanked her for her honesty & let her know...
Katelin Eberhard
No lease and won't fill out application
Have a tenant who is not on a lease and was not on a lease before COVID19, hasn't paid since January. I have asked her to fill out a lease application and she refuses to, she all of a sudden has all 3 months of rent ...
Michael R.
What to do with this deal?
It's amazing how it becomes common knowledge to the people around you once you're truly passionate about something. One of my coworkers is a painter on his spare time and people come to him consistently about custom ...