5 July 2011 | 4 replies
For example...if a ton of new high paying jobs come into a certain area in a short period of time, the single family rental market is going to sky rocket, which I have seen where I am living now due to a huge jump in high paying federal jobs.
7 May 2014 | 4 replies
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16 June 2014 | 51 replies
This was before the new government standards went into effect on diesel, and diesel was actually cheaper than gasoline.
19 May 2014 | 6 replies
The government is huge, tenants have more rights than than a pedestrian on a school crosswalk.Unfortunately, it's hard to hand money to our landlords for their nonsense when we know we can do a better job.
29 May 2014 | 24 replies
To get a bit philosophical this is a great example of how government, regulators, big banks etc. make thing difficult just for the sake of making things complicated.If you could not cash a check that was posted dated, or the bank had to hold a deposited check until the date, there would be no issue here.Also what an eloquently simple solution to making sure you get a payment to someone on time without having to worry about the funds being available when you send the check.
28 May 2014 | 1 reply
Does anyone know the best place to find federal and state laws regarding mortgages and renting out?
4 June 2014 | 23 replies
Trust between a tenant and a landlord is peculiar topic.In my mind, the tenant must earn the trust of the landlord (through credit check, background check, verification of employment, verification of current residence, etc) before the landlord can trust the tenant with the landlord's property.The only thing the landlord owes the tenant is that the landlord will abide by the lease and federal/state/local laws.
27 August 2015 | 6 replies
I still adhere to all the usual tenancy checks and screenings.I totally agree with the statements about looking for higher class tenants HOWEVER Las Vegas is a different market and my property is near Downtown in a low socio-economic area.The A++ tenants with college degrees aren't looking to rent in this neighborhood.I am personally dumbfounded by people who don't have a spare $1000-$2000 tucked away however my experience in the USA, what I've read and what I've been told shows that many people are living from paycheck to paycheck and don't have any savings.5 of my tenants in the USA get disability or some sort of monthly check from the government.
28 November 2013 | 17 replies
Not really a quick and easy answer on this one other than saying the government intervened via the S.A.F.E.
19 May 2015 | 59 replies
Many state and federal laws exist where they can simply steal your property under the guise of public safety.