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Hello BP,I recently closed on my first buy and hold rental! It's an over/under duplex with a shared basement and is fully occupied.I have very quickly come across my first "issue" with the property. The shared basemen...
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Hi,I am an accidental landlord, was part of an inheritance. I have a management company. Tenant started around 6 months ago, was paying on time and then they started with being late then went to bouncing a check to no...
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http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/09/14/new-law-prot...So the governor just signed into law this new legislation. The old law stated that if a tenant didn't prevail in an eviction lawsuit within 60 days, their names ge...
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Do you guys have luck with calling previous landlords of possible tenants? I was told earlier today that some landlords /management companies will not disclose information regarding previous tenants. Also, is anyone...
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Found a good deal but has a lease, which usually wouldn't be a problem but the lease, handwritten and signed by tenant and landlord states if the landlord dies the tenant inherits the home, no price was put in there. ...
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I have been puzzled, for sometime now, why would some MFH be worth anything, when the listing price is over $million?Take this property as an example - per unit: purchase price $50K, rent $650 a month.. Landlord pays ...
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Just curious .....A California landlord has 21 days to provide a final accounting and return the balance of the resident’s security deposit. The time begins when the landlord regains possession of the property.Does th...
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I came across a lease today that has this as part of the agreement: "Unless agreed to by Landlord in writing, Resident understands this lease shall expire on the Expiration Date specified on page 1 of ...
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Landlords in Pennsylvania must provide tenants with a written list of claimed damages within 30 days from the lease termination. Failure to meet this deadline results in the forfeiture of the landlord's right to use t...
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Im looking for a new carrier for a condo in California and so far have zero luck finding one that still will do a landlord policy. The insurer of my current homes, Liberty says they no longer do landlord policies. A...