Douglas B.
Do you run background checks on ALL tenants, or just the one signing the lease?
(a sub30kclub topic)
I'm thinking about renting a duplex to section 8 tenants. To protect myself, I'm thinking about insisting on running a criminal background check on every person who will be living in the...
Brian Kieser
Bed bug Clause
New Landlord, and considering a bedbug clause to the lease. Heard it is something good to get into the lease, and that tenant pays if they bring in bed bugs during their lease.Does anyone have a clause that they are ...
Erica W.
Clogged drain
I have a new tenant who has been a bit of a pest so far. She texted me to tell me the tub is draining slowly and they have tried to plunge it but couldn't fix it and she would like a plumber to be called.
We have a ...
David D'Ambrosio
Chronic Late Rent with Property Manager in Place
I have a dilemma I would like to pose to the crowd. I have a sf rental in Florida with professional management in place that charges 8% per month. I have four homes with them. Three have been steady without any rea...
Kyler Pace
Getting a property out of a Self Directed IRA
I've been reading up on using self directed IRA's to finance real estate, and I haven't found an answer to this question. Once you buy a property in a SDIRA is there any way to get that property out of the IRA and sti...
Hunter McNeill
Management Agreement - "Add Agent as Additional Insured???"
I run a small management company and we have just a few clients so far but there is one thing on the management agreement I haven't really gotten a grasp on and can't seem to be able to explain it to my client. On sta...
Abtin S.
Entertaining the idea of building something unique and smart
Entertaining the idea of building something unique and smart for the Austin, Texas area or other parts of the country. I’m in the research phase and want to see what people think and maybe make some connections for f...
Kent R.
Hard Money Loan Forms
In Florida, I know that both a mortgage and note are recorded by the Lender with the Clerk of the Court, but where/how are the points (origination fee) addressed? The notes that I've seen in court records only have t...
Account Closed
Advice on Pre-Screening Tenants
I just recently listed my home for rent. This will be my first time being a landlord. In my ad for the rental, I set some guidelines that should help weed out some undesirable tenants. The criteria I listed is Firs...
Andrew F.
First property - providing notice to tenants on verbal lease
Hi all -My wife and I recently took the plunge and purchased our first duplex, which has two 3/1 units side by side. The previous landlord owned the properties for just over ten years, and did effectively nothing in t...