A really nice tenant applied for your rental, but you’re on the fence. You like this person; in fact, you and this applicant have mutual friends and they vouched for the applicant’s warmth, courtesy and friendliness. The personal references checked out, you confirmed employment, and you reviewed recent paystubs.

But this applicant has had financial problems. Serious problems. Bankruptcy, a low credit score and even a prior eviction came up on the background… Read More »

You may be managing one rental unit right in your home state, or you may operate multiple investment properties across the country. Either way, your lease forms must comply with your state's Landlord Tenant laws. We keep track of these laws, and we follow updates. This makes it easy for you to apply them correctly by reading our informative, State Assist instructions. Look over these instructions so that your lease forms are compliant.… Read More »

The Latin word “addendum” appeared more than 230 years ago to define “something added.” Here we are in the early 21st century, and no one on Earth speaks Latin as his or her native language.

Yet, that word, addendum, is still in heavy use to describe something added to a book, to a magazine, to a yearbook, and, yes, to a lease agreement.

Even if you are in that small minority… Read More »