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What can I take out of a security deposit for dog-destroyed carpet that is 10-years old?Tenants moved out after 4 years. On top of the normal security deposit, my tenant paid a $400 damage deposit to have a pet. The d...
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Hello there,I am thinking of buying my first rental in Florida (either Orlando or Tampa), however I was warned by a friend who bought a few months ago and had to spend 3000$ on landlord insurance. He said that there a...
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Hello, I'm thinking about purchasing either a coin operated car wash or laundry with good financials. My concern is that they are harder to operate than it looks. The laundry mat is in a mid-low income neighborhood ...
My inlaws have a 4 unit property that should net around 10K a month. The PM company tell them EVERY month that between 4 and 7 thousand dollars of maintenance/repair is needed. My inlaws say, "well the building is old...
Hello! Full disclosure I am newnew but have been wanting to do this for a long time. Looking for a critique or suggestions on my plan…so Im looking to buy my first rental and looking out of state (not sure where exact...
Seattle landlords accused of conspiring to raise apartment rents
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Nov. 16, 2022 at 4:00 pm Updated Nov. 16, 2022 at 10:17 pm
The Capitol Hill neighborhood, seen from atop the Spac...
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Hi all, I hope someone has some good suggestions for a possibly missing tenant situation. We have a tenant who moved in just before May 1st. We did lots of due diligence - past landlords, personal references, confi...
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So obviously the "hood" is not the ideal place to invest in rental properties but how bad is it really? Can someone brake it down for me? What are the Pros and Cons and do the Cons out way the Pros or does it depend?...
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First time landlord and I've got this couple applying that are telling me their 2 dogs are emotional support animals and that they don't need to tell me about them and don't need to pay a pet fee. I found an article s...
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As the title states, my wife and I are new VR investors looking for the best ROI and cash flow situations with a consistent occupancy percentage (something greater than 65%). Initially, we've leaned more towards moun...