John H.
Hotel rooms for the homeless question in MA
In my area we have lots of homeless families living in hotels. The state of MA pays about $82/night per family to live in the hotels. Does anyone know if we can set up a house as a short term rental and have the ...
Sh T.
Cigarette smoke smell inside house
Hi all, I rented my house to a tenant and when I checked her social media, in some of her posts she chainsmoked cigarettes inside the house.At first she was smoking in balcony. I was horrified as smoke smell never goe...
Todd Mims
Plan to rent furnish house
I plan on moving sometime here in the future, but plan on leaving my furniture in the place. It is a townhouse with really nice items and rather new. It is a very nice "bachelor pad". I plan to leave TV's, electronic...
Shawn C.
KeyCheck used for MTR Owner-Occupied SFH (1 tenant with own 1bdr/1bath)
Hello MTR landlords!I've decided to use KeyCheck for my MTR listing on FurnishedFinder, and I understand that KC offers criminal background check, credit report, and eviction history. I'm going to have an attorney rev...
Scott Weaner
Ideas For This Fireplace
I just closed on my 9th unit and first single family unit. It needs a bit of mostly cosmetic work. Just want to get some simple ideas for this fireplace. I have thought about simply cleaning it up and painting the man...
Wesley Myers
TV size & Type for STR
Bought our first beach condo going to use it for STR 70% of the time. The living room is fairly large. Wanted to add at least a 65” to the wall. If I go larger 75” will that “attract” more renters or does size really ...
Joe Splitrock
Nightmare Tenant Featured on Local Television and Has a Website
Last night on the news there was a story about nightmare tenants George Zimmer and Jennifer Zimmer. They have been screwing landlords in Sioux Falls, Florida and possibly Chicago for years. I heard the name and realiz...
Wesley Myers
Do I really need cable tv?
New to us STR. Will be adding smart TV’s. Do we really need cable TV service? Do you provide it for your guests? Any complaints if you do not?
Joe Guz
tennants left stuff
I just had a tennant leave this week and she left a small tv,couch, 2 chairs, and other junk. Can I legally throw this stuff out? These people were scammers and Im afraid they are waiting for me to throw it out so t...
Leon Lee
The best use of the living room in the basement for STRs
Hi, Fellow STR investorsWe have a 1960 brick ranch that is ~1100 sq ft with a full basement. It has three relatively small bedrooms upstairs and one bedroom downstairs. The basement is fully renovated, but with low ce...