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To make a long story short I am going to give you the headlines - We live in Atlanta, GAWe had a pipe burst in a rental property, which we found out about l last night but must have been going on for a week or more as...
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Curious as to why you should or should not require tenant to have a renters insurance policy? What is the benefit to the landlord?
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I am in New York State.I have a one year written lease with the tenant which will end on Oct 31, 2015. Rent was paid on time before. Usually I sent a message or a phone call to confirm the rent collection date. Howeve...
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Trying to keep our insurance with USAA as we have been with them for 30 years. Trying to keep everything with the one company as then our umbrella policy is in force. However, they are being extremely difficult to d...
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I have an old (1895) up down two family home that I am thinking about soundproofing. I heard that blown in insulation may be the best option? Is this a waste of money? Thanks for any input
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Strange situation. We had an eviction filed in January, and it was granted on March 5 by default as the tenant never shown up for the Court date. It was sent to the Sheriff to serve. Since there was a backlog, there ...
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Hey Folks - I'm working on a redesign of the page for The Book on Flipping Houses - and I'd love to include some testimonials for the page.
So- have you read the book and enjoyed it? If so - please leave a co...
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I recently purchased a duplex in Texas and already having some troubles with the tenants (three roommates) in one of the units. Three major issues:1) Two of the three tenants are smokers.2) One of the tenants has a ca...
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I have been renting a single family house for close to 3 years. Due to being in the military my original written lease was for two years in conjunction with my military orders. I extended onboard at my current command...
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Anyone have experience with this? Should I charge a large deposit and make them convert back when done? Lock them into long lease? What are the pros and cons?
Thanks
PS There is a long term tenant living above where t...