It seems like many of my post lately are more about encouraging landlords to file the evictions or convincing them that they are doing the right thing. Well here is another. I spoke to this landlord back in January about his tenant being 2 months behind in rent. He said he felt sorry for the [...]
0 CommentsSo what do you do when a tenant calls and says “I am moving out” and it is in the middle of the lease? Maybe they can’t afford the place any more, maybe the couple is breaking up, maybe the roommates are splitting up. Hopefully they give you some notice, but often it is very [...]
0 CommentsSome of you may read this blog and think that I have it all figured out. You may assume I make no mistakes and I am a super landlord. Truth be told, I make some of the same mistakes you make. Hopefully after this many years, I make less than you, but trust me, I [...]
0 CommentsI am sure you are saying to yourself that owing rental properties would be a piece of cake if it wasn’t for the tenants! They make the job of being a landlord a challenge. When you have good tenants, it seems easy, when you have bad ones, you hate your properties and question why you [...]
1 CommentI happen to be down at court filing some eviction paperwork and the ladies behind the desk (they know me well since I am in there all the time-and I chat with them), told me that they had just processed a motion to “quash” a writ. I asked them how a motion to “squash” a [...]
3 CommentsIn my travels and the numerous times I have been to court, I have learned some tricks and tips that can save you some time, money and frustration in dealing with evictions. Here are just a few: If you have an emotional attachment to the tenant and it took you more than a month to [...]
0 CommentsI was in court today for an eviction. Needless to say, it was an ugly one. The tenant was very nice and in fact, I had met him 9 months prior when we evicted his roommate. Unfortunately, the landlord had backed everyone into a corner by making several overlapping verbal agreements. At court, we had [...]
2 CommentsFrequent fliers is an appropriate albeit unfortunate nickname that we call tenants that we have to file evictions on frequently. In fact, I just had another tenant eviction with a particular tenant that leases a nice 3 bedroom home in Minneapolis. They pay $1200 per month. We have filed 6 evictions in 8 months on [...]
0 CommentsMany years ago when I started as a landlord, I was amazed to find that most knowledge around owning investment properties is learned. Very few books really exist on the topic or when they do, they really don’t give you the entire picture of how to manage tenants and the property. Plus, the information out [...]
2 CommentsAre you preparing for your first eviction? Maybe that “always late” tenant finally stopped paying and won’t return your calls. Alternatively, maybe your tenant is violating the lease despite sending them some eviction letters to try and get them to clean up their behavior. Don’t stress out, all landlords go through this. All of us [...]
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