Todd Powell
Cozy.co or mysmartmove for renter payment options
If you have experience with either one of these please comment. Cozy.co or mysmartmove.com?I take checks, money grams or cashier checks but my college aged tenants want a online or better way to transfer rent. I curre...
Brandon V.
Gave away Keys too Early and Made a Mess of Things
Wow did I make a huge mess of things and need some advice.Had a new tenant, filled out the application, paid the application fee passed the background check and everything was fine. Then went into the lease signing a...
Lynn Z
New Appraisal Guidelines
My lender is nervous over having to find 3 comps 1.5 miles from my residence within the past 90 days. The appraiser who is scheduled to do the appraisal says sometimes the underwriters send back instructions asking f...
Toben B.
Late fee amounts? What to charge now that tenants don't seem to care about $50
When I started renting property I only charged a $20 late fee and the tenants didn't seem to care about this amount. I changed it to $5 for every day late and this became a hassle to determine how many days late they...
Andrew Haney
Minimum Stay Requirments at STR
For all my STR friends out there do you have a minimum night stay requirement?
Ashley Ernst
Need Urgent Advice: Red Flag Tenant
Here's the scenario: In escrow on property, seller provides rent roll and tenant is 10 days late on first months' rent. Note, lease was signed right before listing property, so this is first time rent has become (i....
Lisa Woods
Question About Serving a 5-day in Wisconsin
I have a tenant who hasn't paid her rent for several months. She is on an 8-month lease. Originally in the lease, it stated that she would put the utilities in her name and pay, however, she asked if she could reimb...
Brandon Snyder
What can a landlord NOT evict a tenant for?
My sister has a rental property in Orange County, California, and she's worried about her landlord one day feeling contrary and serving her an eviction notice for having three dogs (even though she has had three dogs ...
James Wise
What is the easiest deal you have ever done???
So today the other co-founder of Holton-Wise (my business partner John Holton) closed on his new personal home today. This was by far one of the easiest deals I have ever been a part of.Fellow Realtors & Investors...
Rob Hilton
Late Check Out Fees for Short Term Rentals
Hey STR Family, We are self managing an STR in Joshua Tree, and one of the most frequent inquiries I get is late checkout requests. Especially during this time of year in JT, we have A LOT of same day turns, and I si...