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TX Eviction Law Updates (PART 1): Statewide Equality
Nothing is quite as bad as having the rules changed in the middle of a game. We remember this from childhood, but, unfortunately, sometimes this occurs in real life too. Some counties, cities, or individual judges want to change the rules of Eviction for the people...
Investor FAILS: bad deals, occupied homes, & fake ESA
If you're new at this, you better get a pad and pencil because you have some learning to do. Becoming a real estate investor in the residential rental market is not a game for rookies. To have longevity in this business, investors need to know the differences between...
Texas Property Code Secrets You Need To Know!
People all over the country have freaked out about the insufficient laws on the books when it come to SQUATTERS. For years, the court required landlords to treat people with Zero rights and Zero authority to enter as though they were rent-paying tenants. However, the...
What happens to the rent when tenants break up?
Everything comes to an end, but sometimes that means the end of a relationship of that once happy couple that signed a 12-month lease or that once excited group of roommates that were supposed to be around for two full semesters. How would a professional landlord...
Why This Family Dispute Over Inheritance Got So Weird
Unfortunately, we all die. There's no way around it, but, we don't have to die and leave our family members in the dark about what should happen with all of our stuff. In today's videos, we have a classic tale of siblings fighting over property left behind by a...
What to do When a Tenant Dies in the Middle of Their Lease
Death is one of those absolute certainties. 100% of all of your tenants will eventually die. Unfortunately, that sometimes occurs in the middle of a lease, and sometimes in the middle of the rent home itself. What do you do with tenants who freak about when they know...
Is Using an LLC a Good Idea for a Rent House
You've heard people talk about the benefits of using an LLC for your rental property business, but not a lot of people talk about the potential downsides of owning your rent houses in the name of an LLC. Why is that? Are there substantial benefits that make using an...
Tenant Freaks out after storm damages your rent house
If you've owned property for long enough, you know that nothing is safe from nature. Whether it's fire, wind, rain, or freezing temperatures, mother nature sometimes strikes with a fury. When that means that your tenants need emergency repairs RIGHT NOW, tensions can...
Warning! Your Tenant might be using a Fake ID
Shady people will try shading things. Among those are tenants who know they would never pass your screening requirements if they were personally screened, so they don't ever show up on your rental application. Instead, they hide behind their own screen and slip passed...
Without a Proper Notice to Vacate in Texas, you LOSE
Removing a tenant from your rental property is a big deal, and the Courts will allow landlords to evict nonpaying tenants, but Landlords have to get their eviction filings correct. This includes that mysterious Notice to Vacate, and many people fail to understand what...
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