From our Local MAREI team! The Southern District of Ohio, in Columbus ruled that the City of Portsmouth Ohio’s occupational licensing requirements imposed rental property inspections and licensing fees upon the landlo...

Hello,I am in the process of selling my home and was completing seller disclosures. There were couple of questions that talk about disclosing significant defects  and water intrusion. Questions are pasted below:1. Wat...

Hey everyone! Has anyone had issues with too much foot traffic noise from tenants who live in apartments above.Our tenants are not being overly loud but they have several kids and just the normal life with toddlers ca...

I have a 3/2 2120sq ft at the last time it was appraised. They have added two back rooms since. It sits on .31 acre in a residential Texas cul de sac My main problems. One of the back rooms is a larger bedroom and it’...

HelloI'm trying to purchase my first rehabbed rental property through Rent to retirement/RTR.The inspection report came back and there are many issues. One is required safety issue, A GFCI outlet would not trip when t...

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Hello, are there any property managers in Ohio de...

When you do a walkthrough of a rented unit (assuming you do) what are some of the things to look out for? Also, what questions are you asking? I am looking for smoking inside, making sure the electrical outlets are co...

I have a house I am just about finished remodeling and planned on renting it out. The only bad part is I use a old barn to store some of my things so I would like to be able to still use the barn while renting the hou...

I currently manage 7 rental units and have been thinking about installing some home automation devices to better help manage the properties and receive alerts.   Idea 1: we pay for heat in one of the buildings. I have...

If I own a small multifamily (2, 3, or 4 units) and I occupy one of them, what is the best way to collect rent from tenants?Since it's so small should I just knock on their door, or is there a better (and less intrusi...