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Self-Help Evictions: What You Should NEVER Do as a Landlord

by Peter Giardini | December 4, 2011

Now, I have to admit that there have been several times where having the ability to “help” myself to an eviction, especially while using a forklift, might have crossed my mind, but better judgement seemed to always prevail. The first question that should be crossing your mind is: “Is this even possible”? The short answer [...]

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Evicting Your Tenants without Using a Forklift

by Jason Hanson | December 4, 2011

I recently came across a headline which read, “Man Charged With Attempted Murder in Forklift Attack.” Apparently, the guy was a landlord who had some tenants in a mobile home who weren’t paying rent. He tried to get them to leave the home but they refused. That’s when he drove a forklift into the home [...]

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Why Late Fees Are So Important…

by Jason Hanson | December 30, 2009

I own a lot of properties. I won’t reveal how many because I’m a private person and I think it’s “bad luck” to show all your cards to people. But because I have so many properties, in any given month I have several people who don’t pay their rent on time. You see, my rent [...]

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Getting Problem Tenants to Leave Without Trashing Your Rentals

by Jim Watkins | November 3, 2007

NOTE: This is applicable in Texas. Consult your attorney to find out the legality of this technique in your state Getting a tenant to move peacefully and without causing physical damage is hard to do. Tenants being evicted tend to feel victimized and when they get upset they are a risk to do physical damage [...]

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Alternative to Eviction: Rent Increases?

by Joshua Dorkin | March 21, 2007

If you can’t get rid of them, raise their rent . . . Sometimes we end up in a situation where tenants aren’t the wonderful people we hope that they are. They throw out of control parties, damage the property, litter the property, have 10 people stay in the 2 br apartment, pay rent late, [...]

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