Davin Manfredi
Tenant Charges When Moving In
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,...
Ho Eun Park
Investing in rental properties outside of CA -> NV, TX, IL
Hello, I am new to the forum. I have been thinking about real estate investing outside of California for various reasons. Mainly due to price. I have been looking into Las Vegas, Dallas, Houston, Austin, and Chicago ...
Elisabeth Lernhardt
Federal rent control?!
After the Covid rent debacle involving CDC and the Supreme Court, here is the next shoe to drop: Federal Rent control. Some states are still holding landlords hostage, by not allowing rent enforcement, eg California. ...
Stephen Bruce
Unique situation with a possible Tenant
Hello to all! Here is the scenario. A young couple (both 25) are relocating to my area and are interested in renting. The monthly rent is $2050/month. Their combined income is 90K. I did an in-person walkthrough, and ...
Andrea Coulter
Eviction Ban is OUTRAGIOUS!
I am a small landlord in upstate NY with 5 rentals. I was in the process of evicting a tenant in March when COVID happened. This tenant has not paid rent since December 2019! in three days it will be 13 months that I ...
Chris A.
Renting a house out for the first time - any tips?
If you had one suggestion that you wish you knew when you were first starting out, what would it be?
Alan Faitel
clean up mailing list
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...
Brendan O'Brien
Put on your tenant hat
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...
Cate McConnell
Background checking commercial tenants?
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...
Ed Watts
New Member from DC
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 ...