I've been seeing a lot of rental frauds and illegal renting on the news  lately. There's also scammers out here that are renting "squatter homes" and are making profits from unoccupied houses offering renters a year o...

I've been renting houses for some time now and I'm always taken back by the comment "I prefer to rent from an owner/landlord directly" from prospective tenants. My inclination is that this is a red flag as it immediat...

Hello Everyone,Which property manager app/website do you like the most?RentRedi, Buildium, Appfolio, Osana, Cozy, Hemlane or any other?and why?Thank you so much for your opinion!

Hi everyoneI own a 2 family house in Queens, NYC.  I've had 2 evictions so far and need to go to civil court to try to recoup 5 months of rent and lawyers fees from the last one. I am planning to sell and  move -just ...

I have a student rental that is currently rented out until 7/15/2017 and I'm already fielding quite a bit of interest for people who want to sign a lease for the 2017-2018.  I'm a new landlord so I'm curious how other...

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I am in the process of purchasing a duplex. I have one side full with tenants and I need to fill the other side. It is within walking distance of the University of Hamline (a small liberal arts school). I ...

Good morning everyone.  I have a landlord question I was hoping to get some input on.  I closed on a condo in a Chicago suburb to rehab and then rent out.  I did all the inside work myself and that work is pretty much...

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Hope everyone is enjoying their new year. My wife and I are close to closing on our first STR property in Saint Augustine, FL. I have listened to numerous podcasts about being able to prove material part...

After recently relistening to a few podcasts (namely #224 with Chris Clothier) talk about his backdrop came up.  He has large whiteboards all around him tracking things like seminar schedules, KPIs (key performance in...

Hasn't happened to me yet (thank God) but got me to thinking - what can you do to avoid this? I'm assuming it's impossible to avoid & just the cost of doing business? Just chalk up to experience & move on?