sarasota rentals

The HORROR!  In good faith, people hand $1,000s to a LANDLORD in business attire, only to be scammed and evicted…with no feasible (affordable) recourse against thief! Recently, another person called me too late. Her tears and desperation were real; her story, however, was (only) too common – the same story I’m hearing over and over. [...]

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Sarasota rental nightmare forces caring, compassionate landlord to vow NEVER to rent (out) another house…ever again. Landlord/Property Management Rule #1 – Do NOT show weakness (aka “compassion” around tenants…or else). The other day, I met a locksmith at a property. From the curb, dead grass and plants will cost ~$3,000 to replace. Note: In Sarasota, [...]

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Sarasota homes for sale face enough challenges in today’s turbulent, unpredictable Sarasota real estate market without tenants sabotaging sales attempts. Am I too tough on tenants? Unfair? My experience simply is that houses rarely sell smoothly (or at all) with tenants involved. In fact, I NEVER have successfully sold a house occupied by tenants. What [...]

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