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Nick Fontana First rental property
23 August 2025 | 9 replies
., Verify income (a common standard is 2.5–3x the monthly rent).Create a detailed application form and stick to your criteria to avoid fair housing violations.Have a Strong Lease Agreement: Don’t use a free lease you found online without customizing it.Include clauses for maintenance, rent due date, late fees, number of occupants, pet policy, and rules about the property.
Don Konipol Yearly Mortgage Rates 1971 - 2025
19 August 2025 | 15 replies
Hope this doesn't happen, but cities like Las Vegas might be a "canary in the coal mine" as foreign and domestic tourism have sharply declined.
Jalen Walsh Wholesaling Beginners Advice
19 August 2025 | 17 replies
As a developer, one of my main pet peeves when working with wholesalers in the past was being misled on numbers—albeit perhaps unintentionally—simply because they didn't have a solid grasp on how much it genuinely costs to rehab a property.On another note, regarding getting your real estate license: I'd suggest perhaps not jumping into that immediately.
Joseph Snyder Rent Cheap to Invest More… or Buy Your Own Home Now?
18 August 2025 | 7 replies
Even if you don’t house hack, renting a small one-bedroom or studio can be an obvious win because your living expenses stay low and you can throw more money into investments.Once you have a family, kids, and a couple of pets, it’s not as simple.
Zach Adams Hissing Cockroaches as a tenant pet?
13 August 2025 | 5 replies
Quote from @Zach Adams: Today my tenants asked me if I was okay having “Madigascar Hissing Cockroaches” as a pet.
Becca F. Overleveraging, net worth, cash flow and headache factor
7 September 2025 | 160 replies
Depending on the size of the house, this could have potential for the insurance placement strategy, which tends to be one of the most lucrative strategies for midterms. 3, 4 and 5+ bedrooms are typically in demand and especially if they're pet friendly properties.
Carol Burns Potential tenant sneaking in a service dog?
15 August 2025 | 8 replies
We always ask if there are pets.
Christina B. VRBO: Comedy in Errors
16 August 2025 | 5 replies
They forgot to check the box for bringing pets so...Second problem: when I tried to edit the quote on both a Chromebook and my desktop, I got a blank screen (when clicking edit quote).
Cory St. Esprit Apartments Plus….storage and laundry
14 August 2025 | 3 replies
Maybe pet wash station?
Annie Abenth Artificial turf installation
12 August 2025 | 3 replies
If you allow pets just be aware that it can really stink if they do their business there.