by admin | Apr 15, 2019 | All Blogs, Landlord's rights, Lease, Tenants
“But my landlord never told me about these fees!” This is what I hear time after time from people who are in the middle of a lawsuit with a landlord. But 9 times out of 10, the disputes between a landlord and tenant are already addressed in the written lease. Issues...
by admin | Nov 19, 2018 | All Blogs, Landlord's rights, Property Owner
If you don’t have cash to burn, don’t act like you do. Consider this: Henry Homeowner decides he’s going to take his savings and purchase a rent house in order to generate passive income. After liquidating his savings to cover the purchase of the house, a few repairs,...
by admin | Nov 12, 2018 | All Blogs, Landlord's rights, Property Owner
In Texas, oral agreements for the purchase of real property are not enforceable. There is such a thing as an oral lease, so real property can be rented (in most cases) upon an oral agreement, but we don’t recommend that either. This one’s easy. A handshake deal...
by admin | Nov 5, 2018 | All Blogs, HOA, Landlord's rights, Property Owner
“Too good to be true!” That’s what you should have thought before you scooped up that house in a tax foreclosure. Instead, you thought to yourself, “It’s like taking house-shaped candy from a baby.” Can you actually buy a house for as little as a few hundred dollars...
by admin | Oct 30, 2018 | All Blogs, Landlord's rights, Tenants
Some people don’t get the hint, and you can only stand politely at the open door for so long. Eventually, you’re going to need to kick them out! Good business makes sense (and probably money too), but tolerating bad business relationships costs you money. Case in...
by admin | Oct 23, 2018 | All Blogs, Landlord's rights, Property Owner
I once had a person call me and ask, “Is it legal for me shot anyone who trespasses on my land?” Even in Texas the answer to this one is still going to be “maybe.” We live in a free society, but that does not mean we are “free” to do as we please or even free from our...
