Jon Klaus
Happy 4th of July!
I hope y'all have a great day/weekend of celebration. I have rest and recreation planned, but a prospective commercial tenant wants to negotiate a lease and move in fast. I'm sure some of you are working, too. Not to...
Ronald S Fritter Jr
New Real Estate Investor
Good morning, everyone! My name is Ron, and I would like to introduce myself. I am a new Real Estate Investor in the Southeastern NC area. I currently hold two W-2 jobs as a Firefighter and US Marine. I have already r...
Collin Hays
Lawsuit Part II: Negligence versus gross negligence
This is worth five minutes of your reading time.
If you have a liability claim at your vacation rental, the claimant is alleging negligence on your part and asserting that you are then liable for damages as a result....
Steve Rozenberg
Trampolines - Yes or No?
Is it a Good Idea to Allow Tenants to Have a Trampoline on the Property?
Andrew Fredrickson
Rental Property Insurance / Demands
I recently purchased a new (well actually really old) rental home (SFR) and after about 2 months my insurance company has contacted me by mail and phone letting me know my policy would be terminated at that address un...
Riley Neilson
How are you organized to protect against lawsuits?
Obviously, no one plans to get sued, and you want to avoid it happening at all times if possible, but if it does happen it's smart to be ready, I'm curious how you all approach this because after all, all someone has ...
Zak Hou
Do we need to install handrail for section 8 inspection
We have a rental house to ready for Section 8 inspection. We checked online and it seems if there are 4 or more steps, a handrail is required. There are 5 steps outside the house and we are wondering if we really ne...
Nan Jredy
Premise liability
Backside of my rental property is uneven and slopped with a retaining wall that is 4 feet high. I do not have anything to prevent the tenant from straying into the back of the house. How can I prevent someone from ent...
Joe Splitrock
Explosion at Apartment Complex
Details are still coming in, but his Atlanta area apartment building had an explosion resulting in injuries and possible deaths. Details say the management company had contacted the gas utility to report a gas odor pr...
Brad Peck
Tenant Injury Due to Fire
Recently, a socket caught fire in my rental property and the tenant was injured while putting out the fire. What can I expect from a contractual, insurance, or "unofficial" legal standpoint regarding the tenant's inju...