I have a tenant (now ex-tenant) who didnt pay rent and broke his lease. My lawyers suggest i contact a collection agency.
does anyone have a collection agency they can recommend? my main goal is to have it show up on...

I know family status is a protected class, but must I rent to an applicant that while they don't violate the state occupancy limits, seems too much by my judgement? I have a 450 ft 1BR that a family of 3 is inquiring ...

Hi, all. First time poster here out of Chicago! My Question; is it legal for me (property owner/landlord) to create a signed agreement with future Tenants that states, when the outside temperature drops below a certai...

im not sure if im posting this in the right place or not but i thought a forum full of innovative thinkers might have some creative ideasim trying help a seller solve their problem so i can purchase their housetheyve ...

This past winter I had a tenant whose lease I wasn't going to renew because the unit needed some serious rehab. Anyway tenant wouldn't leave, had to go through the entire eviction process, in the end the judge ruled t...

Full disclosure: this long drawn out situation is over, but it is still worth sharing so other members can learn from my blunders.  I rented out an SFR to a corporate leasing service (they rented out the rooms on thei...

All buyers and sellers of rental real estate should require Tenant Estoppel Letters in their contracts. They help prevent after-sale tenant disputes or surprises about matters that originated with the former owner. "E...

This is stuff I have written in the past... just posting it up...

OK. We have gone through buying and selling a home, but that is just the beginning. Now lets fill in the blanks on how a note is serviced, how to repo...

Hi BP Fam,
I'm in Houston, TX working on leasing a 20K sq ft retail strip center. This is my first time screening tenants so I have a few questions.
1. What are the key criteria you use to screen tenants?2. How have...

Hey BP, I was hoping to get as much info as possible about an eviction process I need to start on a garage tenant. The unit rented is on a residential property. Tenant hasn't paid me since December, and has no intenti...