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Joe Butcher Am I required to tell applicant why I am rejecting them?
13 May 2014 | 6 replies

I'm about to start taking applications for my rent house.

If I reject a tenant who fills out an application (which is free) do I have to tell them that I am rejecting them and if so, do I need to tell them wh...

Isaac Lane Partnership Vs Joint Venture Vs LLC
26 December 2021 | 5 replies

I currently have 4 doors and working on scaling my portfolio. I'm noticing that it's taking me longer than I would like to save up capital for my next down payment and decided that partnering on deals would help me sc...

Mike Williams Don't rent to strippers, hair stylists, or people on disability
23 March 2015 | 57 replies

Just a tip for you all starting out… Don't rent to strippers, hair stylists, bartenders etc…  If they are in the cash business, they are uncollectable.  You need to find someone with a good job that is not worth leavi...

Ognen Borissov This is a development project
24 January 2017 | 12 replies

I operate an apartment complex in midtown Kansas city, KS. C+ area.  There are three small commercial buildings next to the complex, which been unoccupied for at least five years.  One of the buildings is two floors a...

Daniel Rehner Refi from commercial to conventional
17 August 2017 | 5 replies

Hey all I need some advice. So I recently bought a duplex in lexington, ky (Victoria way) and was able to secure it with a commercial loan, even though it's not a typical commercial property. I did this because of a g...

Tim V. Tenant lied about dog. How much to charge?
28 November 2018 | 27 replies

Hey Everyone, I've been successfully self-managing a full time STR in the in-law unit of my San Francisco home for a few years now. I have been able to avoid trouble tenants in the past through the normal mechanisms, ...

Travis Campbell New Landlord, First turnover, Need Advice
14 June 2016 | 11 replies

So I have a two BR townhouse and for the past year I have had two great tenants with absolutely no issues. These are the first tenants I have ever had. We will call them 1 and 2. Well, 1 decides she wants to move out ...

Josue Guzman Pet fee, pet deposit AND pet rent...
5 October 2021 | 26 replies

Hey, BP!I thought I would post this question here since I'm planning to own rentals myself. I'm planning to move after I get married later this year so my fiancee and I are looking for potential places. We found a com...

Arov Smith Itemized deduction and pet fee
1 April 2023 | 6 replies

Are we required to provide usage split for 'non-refundable' pet cleaning fee as part of move out deduction. The tenant had given $500 refundable cleaning fee and $200 non-refundable pet cleaning fee. After move out, ...

Ping W. Should the security deposit cover pet deposit?
29 October 2014 | 9 replies

I am trying to understand why we need to collect pet deposit. If the pet made any damage, we can deduct it from security deposit, right? It makes more sense to me to collect non refundable pet fee or pet rent, but I a...