I have been a landlord since 2005, the year I rented out the very first property I bought in San Francisco after buying a single-family home. Since then I’ve been through all sorts of disputes. Neighbors texting me that my tenants were running across their roofs during Fleet Week. A heaping pile of trash left on the sidewalk. A shower leaking through to the lower unit.
Being a landlord will test your faith in humanity. For survival’s sake, you learn from every incident by bolstering your lease and screening prospective tenants like the CIA. It is not worth the extra money to get a tenant who doesn’t respect your property or the lease compared…
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