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Rentals
I once had a small retail store I rented from an electrician that had several rental houses & commercial properties in a small town. Turned out he was a deadbeat and I could never get him on the phone to fix anything. When I moved out, he never returned the deposit, despite the fact I moved out early to satisfy the next tenant, and they wanted to gut the building, so anything I had done (paint) was immaterial. At court, idiot judge ruled 50% in his favor.
I then moved my store to a strip mall, run by a professional real estate management company. Besides the lease, there was an initial walk through document, for any damages, etc. When I closed out the lease there was another walk through document. That way both parties were protected against damage claims.
I'm easy going, but after the first guy, I learned COVER YOUR A**
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