All Forum Posts by: Robert Biggerstaff

Screen your tenants very carefully. Do not take the  first person that shows up with cash

Yes sir always charge late fees

Generally speaking the lower of the property the mower maintenance and caregiving to the tenants you will have to be

Evict 

Do the proper screening and charge just a little bit more for your monthly rent and deposit.

Generally speaking in my area a mobile home will cash flow a lot better than a house however there’s more hassle with it. They are cheap to fix. In my area the clientele that rents a mobile home requires more energy from the landlord then my single-family homes

Yes sir I understand that totally sucks but it is what it is 

Congrats man !!!!! Wel come.  To the club !!   One day you will love this then the next you will be pulling your hair out.I highly suggest putting in your lease tenant checked all smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors.I also make them write that they will keep working batteries in them at all times.This will be like any relationship,no two people are the same.What works with one door might not work with the next.I will HIGHLY SUGGEST READING Managing rental properties by Brandon Turner !!! Excellent book.What is important to you might now be to me,so ask every landlord you come across “What do you suggest that i do with just getting into the business?”

When you have a tenant that is consistently late but they do pay the late fees what do you do ? I do file the 3 day notice soon as they are out of grace period.I would like for them to be paying on time.I need with my training of them.....Yes this has been a 7 time occurrence in the last 15 mos.....

I only offer incentives for great tenants to renew the lease