Hello everyone!I am trying to rent out my first unit and I had a question regarding what to charge the tenant. I have heard mixed responses on whether to charge both first and last month’s rent and a security deposit,...

Has anyone used Smartmove tenant screening?  If so what do you think?  Anyone use other methods?  I need to improve my selection process and need some advice/info.

This has happened twice now in a span of less than 6 months.  The property is a duplex with a tenant living in the upstairs unit and the downstairs unit is presently vacant.  The upstairs tenant overflowed the tub (ag...

Had a tenant apply. Qualified on income and checks every box. Filled out all forms properly, and communicates very well. Has an eviction on record 6.5 years ago. If they applied 6 mo from now it would have not even sh...

The neighbor above me has been stomping over my head very early in the morning 5am and after "quiet hours" late at night well after midnight. She slams doors, she "drops" things which shake my apartment ceiling. I hav...

I am working on cleaning up a landlord list I will be mailing to. Landlord go crazy trying to sound like big company. On one hand you want to mail to every rental, but we all want to save money on our mailings.I think...

I have a good friend (involved as I am with the Cub Scouts) and she's losing her business do to slow sales and nonpaying customers. It's heartbreaking for her and her husband.

She can avoid personal bankruptcy if th...

Hello. We're small landlords with office condos. Has anyone found a great service/tool to background check commercial tenants? Cozy and TransUnion SmartMove are fine, but are for residential tenants. Appreciate sugges...

Hello I am Ed Watts. I am here because I want to be a landlord. My dream is to invest in a 4 unit building and I am hoping I can gain the knowledge and connections in this forum to bring reality to these dreams. I am ...

So, my sister is in kind of an odd situation and I'm not sure what she can do. Just a heads up, she didn't sign any lease agreement or documentation for anything (which she was already lectured), so I'm here strictly ...