Mike Toole
Applicant with Misdemeanor ( Domestic Violence)
Hi All,I have this applicant who has a record of domestic violence happened in Ohio. After the incident, he moved to Washington alone and applied for my unit. He has a solid profile except aforementioned Misdemeanor. ...
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What would be a reasonable pet charges for this situation?
I’m a new landlord. My tenant is a few months into his lease and wants to have his girlfriend move in. I don’t have a problem with the girlfriend moving in (pending background check), but she has a dog. My tenant alre...
Alea Nielson
Student Renter Utilities
I just bought a single family home that fits 5 people, it is close to a university so I am renting each room seperately to students generally. I have in my contract that utilities are the tenants responsibility. Howe...
Edward Kanive
What is typical for property manager
Hello,Our property manager frustrates me and I’ve been sort of lazy to remove her.1. she traditionally is harder for me to get a prompt answer from. Granted if something is going wrong at property she is more availabl...
Corey Young
Closing Costs
Hello Folks,
I am looking into flipping foreclosures in Austin, TX. I'm curious to know what are the average costs involved in the transaction. Outside of purchase price and front-end realtor commissions, what other...
Justin Lee Taylor
Bird dog fees, how do they work
I found a guy with a lot of money who wants to buy houses for real estate rentals but he has no experience or knowledge but I have knowledge from reading all these books. If I bird-dog a few houses Where he pays me a...
Nathan Regina
Inherited Lease - No Rules on Smoking (Milwaukee, WI)
My property here in Milwaukee has an interesting situation. I inherited two tenants living downstairs who have been smoking in the unit. The smell is totally overwhelming even with the HVAC upgrades. I re-read the lea...
Ben H.
Tenant asks to move in a non-family member
New tenant asks if a non-family member can move in (friend of fiancée). Says he's willing to pay the application fee and have a background check.1) I'm grateful she asked.2) What are your thoughts? If mom or daughter ...
Cheza M.
Should I raise rent or keep it as is to keep a tenant?
Hi all,
I have a tenant who's in a month-to-month lease and I'm trying to raise the rent next month by $50 more ($1,200 to $1,250) which is, in my opinion, a reasonable price based on the comps around the area. My PM...
Samuel Fletcher Hardy
Small Multi-family Utilities!
Hey guys, I am a new land lord house hacking a triplex. How should we handle the utilities? we are all on separate power meters but the rest is all combined to include a dumpster. Can I have all utilities in my name a...