Rob Bianco
Tenant Abusing Water in 4Plex
Long story short: I thought I had a water leak when my bill spiked $1,000 for 2 months in a row. A fourplex I bought in December has 1 water line so water is included in the rent. I've had 4 different plumbers (one sp...
Steven McCaffrey
Renting a house with Solar panels
I'm about to start my first rental property and has solar panels. If I have solar panels should I simply raise the rent since all the benefit will be on their end (smaller electric bill) and all I get is depreciating ...
Howard Maidens
security deposits
Looking for advice on how more experienced landlords handle this situation. I just had tenants move out and left the unit filthy. No real damage, just very dirty. We spent four hours last night cleaning. To start thin...
Jerry Rubinow
Reasonable fee for tenant screening
I have a tenant that I'm letting out of her lease early - she is one of three people collectively renting a house. In exchange, she is going to locate a replacement that is acceptable to the other tenants and will pa...
Ram Venkat
Repainting/refacing kitchen cabinets (tenant versus landlord)
Hello my landlord is suggesting I owe 3000 dollars for kitchen cabinets refacing/repainting. Attaching some pictures here. I rented this house for 4 years, it was a new home when I started renting. Do I have to cover...
Kim Parker
Rehomed Pet- Carpet damage mid-lease
Our rental: SFH, nice neighborhood. We are mid-lease (ends in December) and our tenants got a dog in late March. We signed a pet addendum and increased rent by $30 and a $250 pet security deposit. Our lease allows up ...
Vadim Du
What is the fair price for HOA to charge for escrow package?
I'm selling a condo and HOA is asking $800 for an escrow package. Seams a bit excessive. What do you guys think?
Account Closed
Am I The Tenant From Hell? (With Apologies For the Length)
Background: I have one rental property and recently sold another. For both, I outsourced the management, as they were in TX and we now live in AZ. Up until recently, we were renting in AZ, but just bought a place. So...
Merritt Harris
Cohosting and Property Management Payout structure
I realized that my property management contract states that I'm paid 20% of gross revenue, but in fact, I pay the cleaners their fee first (I mark it up a little on my OTA to factor for platform fees) and then I take ...
Dianna Marble
Potential Renters with Items in Collections
Hello!We are in the process of screening new tenants for our rental property. I am beginning to wonder if there are renters out there who do NOT have things in collections?? To me, having accounts in collections shows...