I live in one unit of my 4Plex that's get away from a college campus in Iowa. After covid 19 I ended with two vacant units that I struggled to rent as the students were no longer attending in person. One tenant and my...
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I've been doing very well over the last few months in Tenant Placement, mainly specializing in Section 8. I want to venture into doing market tenant placement as well. But to me, because Section 8 is a bit more comple...
I focus most of my time on real estate. I left the practice of law a few years ago. I was doing small pieces of big cases in commercial litigation. My job was extremely research intensive and involved too little pe...
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Do you use an agent to rent your apartments.
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Okay, so, you see where this is going...Big storm today, and one of my tree branches (big!) came down into my neighbor's driveway. No damage (thank goodness!) other than a downed power line.I am a landlord, but in thi...
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I have examined many leases and I have never seen an expressed complete clause whereby the tenant damages the property and the landlord receives compensation immediately. I do not want to wait till they vacate and ha...
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I have a teant who's lease expired in April and I have not renewed so she's been month to month since.
I filed a 30 Notice to Vacate last month which expired a few days ago. She did not move out so I have to file a ...
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Hello BP Fam,*Short Post Alert*I just moved into an apartment (renting) for a short time (no longer than a year) while I save to purchase a property for myself. My landlord is requiring me to get renter's insurance of...
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Hello all,
I'm playing devil's advocate in this post. I'd like to hear some experienced landlords who have actually worked with Section-8 and/or know the details of the program guidelines.
We all see Section-8 horro...
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What was passed
Baltimore city council just passed a bill requiring owners of over 10 units to offer alternatives to security deposits. Alternatives include paying in installments and paying for insurance.
What now...