Douglass Belt
renew current tenant??
I have a SFH (in another state from which I live) which has been rented to the same tenant for two years. Single mother, 1 child. the lease comes due this summer, and wondering if I should renew her or look for som...
Christine Swaidan
Retaliatory Actions and Evictions
Not really asking for advice here but did want to share a recent situation. Newer tenant who signed a non-smoking agreement when he moved in was smoking pot. Another tenant complained of the smell. I gave newer tenant...
Al Williamson
Tenant Request for Compensation
Got a call from a tenant telling me that a blade on her ceiling fan flew off and almost hit her. I apologized but went silent when she said she wanted to be compensated for the mishap. I told her we would talk about i...
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I need some help/advice!!!
need people's thoughts on this situation. Hopefully someone out there has more knowledge about this kind of thing then I do. So here's the story...
My girlfriend and I, allong with 2 other friends of mine, live in a...
Riley Kuranishi
Renter Looking To Get And Train Service Animal
Hi everyone,I have a renter currently that says he is wanting to get a dog for service purposes to treat PTSD. However, he states that he wants to get it as a puppy and put it through training to become a service anim...
Eric Thompson
Super long term tenant with way below market rent. What would you do?
My younger brother and I are co-owners of a duplex that we inherited with a very long term tenant in one unit (18 years).The market rate for the unit is about $900, and she pays $675. She is a borderline hoarder and I...
Annette Hibbler
Are the rich the "greedy" ones?
I'm reading a book by Robert Kyosaki entitled, "Why A Students Work For C Students and B Students Work For the Government". I agree with most of his views of our public school system, the dangers of an entitlement so...
Nathan Gesner
Why are so few applying for rental assistance?
Wyoming opened their Emergency Rental Assistance Program two weeks ago. As of today, they've only received 2,500 applications, totaling $5 million in rent and utility assistance. The program has $160 million available...
Jessica G.
Agonizing over where to put energy -- "regular" job or REI. Please give input
I am a teacher so I'm off work for the summer, and I'm focusing 100 percent on growing our REI business.I got two off-market houses under contract last week -- a fix and hold, and a potentially lucrative flip. Great n...
Kenton C.
If tenant is not re-signing lease, when do you start showing?
Hi All,My first tenant in my first ever rental is nearing the end of their 1st year lease. I currently have a PM in place, and their procedures are to ask the tenant 30 days prior to end of lease if they would like to...