This is my first rental property (townhome - 3 units) and I am drafting rental agreements. For those of you with experience, what would be your recommendation on structuring late fees?  Should I do one flat fee? Or ch...

We had tenants (roommates) who were supposed to be out as of November 22.  The one I had contact with told me that night he would not be done.  Then on November 23, when he brought the key to me, he informed me his ro...

Hey all,    Is there some service that will automatically send marketing emails to previous guests? Im looking for ways to increase direct bookings through our website. We're nearing close to 3000 nights booked for th...

Hi everybody! We used a company to appeal for our small apartment in Houston (Harris County) this year. The result just came out. The initial assessed value was $890k and the final $820k. According to the bill they se...

Happy Black Friday! Being new to landlording, I would appreciate your feedback. Our tenant move out 2 weeks ago. The home is in Fort Worth Texas. They left the property clean, but with minor damage. They installed sat...

I'm looking at my first rental property in Ohio and there are some terms in the property management agreement that I would like to ask the forum to weigh-in on. Some of these terms may be normal, however they stick ou...

How do I figure out what a good wholesaling price would be?

I'm in Missoula, Montana and I'm working with someone who did wholesaling for a year and charged $5,000. She's recommending that I do $3,000 in toda...

What is the standard for Pet Deposits in the industry? We have a 2/2 apt that we have maintained well, mainly because we do not permit pets to renters. However, I am thinking of changing to appeal to more renters. Any...

I have a person that has a couple properties he doesn't want to manage.From what I gather, the tenant used to work for him and as such they have a personal relationship that is causing issues. The tenant isn't the bes...

My bill was $120 with 2 people, it went up to $160 when 2 more people moved in. Now it's suddenly $240... Should I investigate a leak or could it really be consumption (like tenants had guests, taps were left dripping...