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New RealEstate Investors Should Watch This
Alan Hernandez of White Picket Realty (https://whitepicketrealty.com) and I talk about the state of real estate investing for new investors. Too many people are out there saying that real estate investing is easy. While it may look easy and seem like a sure fire bet,...
14 Legal Ways Tenants Terminate Leases
A lot of Landlords fall victim to their own...lack of kowledge. They simply have not learned what risks they have of completely losing hold of their leases. Landlords sometimes convince themselves that they have the upper hand and can do whatever they want. However,...
Landlord’s Battle with “the Tenant From Hell”
Almost nothing is more frustrating to a Landlord than a legal battle with a non-paying tenant that drags on and on and on. Today, Ernie breaks down the case of an Airbnb rental that morphed into an eviction nightmare. It's a tale of dreams of making big bucks on a...
9 Ways Tenants Scam Landlords out of Money
Landlords get taken advantage of everyday, and it's mostly because they're trying really, really hard to be nice. What's worse, is when they fall for the same tricks over and over again. Landlords, it's time to wake up and smell the scams. Tenants are getting really...
Tenants are Pushing for National Rent Control
More and more tenants are getting politically involved and are finding ways to use the current laws on the books to assist them. There is currently a national debate about the need for the federal government to intervene on behalf of tenants to institute a national...
5 Lease Provisions Landlords Mess up Badly
I know that there's a lot that seasoned landlords get right, and, generally speaking, landlords with a lot of experience don't tend to need legal assistance. However, there are still a few things that some landlords, even landlords with decades of experience, still...
Doorloop Interview with TX Landlord Attorney
Ernie gives an overview of landlording to Doorloop, whose property management software helps manage, grow, and automate hundreds of thousands of properties in over 100 countries. Ernie covers everything from Eviction to rent adjustment to the post-Covid legal...
Texas Enacted A New Law Against Fake ESA
Number of tenants have found a loophole in the law that appeared to allow them to say three little words in an effort to avoid pet deposits: "Emotional support animal." Until recently, that was a pretty easy claim to make without any real consequence, but more and...
Do THIS if Your Tenant Has a Fake ESA
Mental health is a big topic lately, and more and more tenants are showing up to rental property with Emotional Support Animals (ESA). The rules around ESA and service animals are new, and most landlords are unsure how to navigate these legal waters. Among the issues...
I Regret Believing When My Tenant Said This
Unfortunately, some (not all) tenants take advantage of well-meaning Landlords and either withhold important facts, bend the truth, or outright lie to get what they want. The keys for Landlords who fac complications of any type with their tenants are: Be...
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