Richard Bailey
Maryland Section 8 program
Do anyone have good understanding renting a apartment to section 8 tenants in Maryland? Do you have a government liason contact person?
Sophia L.
Still green. Your best picks for tenant screening companies?
Being new, I only used a screening company once - RentPrep and I wasn't thrilled with it. Which do you use? Someone once texted me a report that had the top cut off, so I couldn't see the company's name, but it was...
Chris Ahlemann
Slum Lords!
Hello everyone, I recently moved out of an apartment in the lynnwood area and got hosed by the landlord on the way out. I put in my 20 day notice on the 11th of may month saying I would be out by the 31st of May. I ca...
David Watters
water bill issue
ok so to start off wednesday when i made it home from work at about 630pm i was greeted by a guy from the water company saying that he had to turn off the water to my side of a duplex that a neighbor called and said t...
Gavin Dalton
First time renting a property!
Hey everyone I bought a property a bit over a year ago and have been living in it off and on mostly on the weekends. I have decided to put it up for rent and I was just wondering what are the important things to note ...
Frank Hock
Do I need a reason to vacate tenants on a month-to-month lease?
Hello BiggerPockets Family,I purchased a duplex back in October in Allentown PA. I'm currently living in the one unit. I did not vacate tenants when I bought the property which was a huge mistake, but I'd like to vaca...
David Galvan
List of steps before renting out property
Hello all,
I am looking to rent out a property. What steps should I take from this point? I know I will need some sort of lease agreement and some sort of background check to screen possible tenants, but what other i...
John Horner
Utility management: How do you manage your utilities?
As we've grown to 120 units we continually struggle with managing the utilities for our rental units. Starting, stoping and transferring service has become quite time consuming. I have tried reaching out to utility ...
Matt R.
Is a fee for smoking enforceable?
The lease signed by one of my inherited tenants contains a strict non-smoking policy that includes a clause citing a $200 fee per incident. I hadn't really thought about enforcing this policy until very recently, when...
Kyle Richter
cost for eviction
About what does it cost to go through the evicition process? I have a bad feeling I see one in my neer future. Also I know I didn't get enought of a deposit to repair what will be needed. what do I do to reclaim that?...