A tenant is someone who rents a property from a landlord or property owner. The tenant pays rent to the property owner, in exchange for living in or using the property. The terms of the rental are usually defined by a lease. Learn more here abotu what it means to be a tenant and what it involved in renting or leasing property.
Renting Versus Buying A Home
If you're an apartment renter you may be wondering if now is the time to buy a home or condominium. Before you decide, you'll need to analyze the pros and cons of buying a home or condo and whether taking on a mortgage in the current real estate market is the right choice. You should look closely at the costs associated with renting and those of owning a home. You could decide renting is the better choice.
Tenants By The Entirety
When a married couple hold a house as tenants by the entirety, it means that the spouse inherits the other spouse's share of the property when he or she passes away. It's like being joint tenants with rights of survivorship. The house is the surviving spouse's to keep or to sell.
Renters Refuse Landlord’s Access
A rental property owner is ready to sell but the current tenants will not allow the landlord access to the home to show potential buyers. Many leases specifically allow a landlord access to a rental property to re-rent or sell it. Forcing tenants to give access to the rental property is a double-edged sword.
Tenancy By The Entirety With Inheritance
With inherited property, tenancy laws may vary from state to state. In some states, you can choose tenancy-by-the-entirety. It isn't available everywhere, but in some cases the outcome is essentially the same as joint tenancy with rights of survivorship
Rental Property: A Financially Successful Investment
Owning rental property can be a financially successful investment. Ilyce advises a reader who recently bought her first rental property on how to make her investment a financial success. One of the most important ways to make owning a rental property a financially successful investment is by renting to quality tenants.
Landlord Suing For Rent
A renter had his lease transferred from a two bedroom to one bedroom apartment. Now that he has moved out, the landlord is insisting he owes one month of rent. The renter needs to look at his lease to see what terms he and the landlord agreed to.
How To Find Good Tenants
A landlord owns a couple of rental properties and would like to purchase more but is concerned about finding good tenants. One good tip is to underprice your rental property to bring in more prospective tenants to choose from. The key is to bring in enough interest so that you can choose the best tenant for your rental property.