Dear Monty
How to know whether we can raise rents?
Reader Question: Hello, Monty! We are mom and pop investors. We have a duplex and a town home in Portland, Oregon. My partner and I are not sure whether we should raise rents at this time. Expenses have gone up about 5% since January 2013, in line with inflation in the ...
If the tenant skips out, do I still have to pay the agent’s full fee?
By Richard Montgomery Question: A real estate agent did not screen a tenant for rental and collected 6% of one years rent payments. The tenant only paid one month and a partial security deposit. Is the real estate agent entitled to keep the 6% that was pre-paid to her for ...
