Home Depot Tool Rental Review

I had a bad experience with Home Depot Tool Rental. I attempted to rent a tool and ended up sacrificing about 4 hours of my life. Perhaps this short post will give me some perspective. The Problem Monday’s post was about fixing a jammed floor nailer. Just before that, I decided to rent a nailer from Home Depot. I only had a small area left and I really wanted to finish. So I called the local HD Tool... 

Furnished vs. Unfurnished Lease: Choosing a Rental Type

If you’re an independent Landlord, chances are at some point you’ll be considering a furnished vs. unfurnished lease.  Each option has its pros and cons, a few of which are discussed below.  The bottom line is that most places will perform better unfurnished because almost all potential renters already have their own furnishings.  Most tenants will also want to make their leased... 

Free Lease Agreement for Residential Rental Property Landlords

Our tenants recently informed us that they plan to renew with us for another year.   When they first started renting from us 4 years ago, I was in the midst of a law course as part of my MBA program.  I decided to put some of the information I was learning to (good?) use.  I developed the lease agreement that follows on my own based on information from that class, conversations with other...