
4 November 2024 | 17 replies
What form of contact do you prefer (email or phone)?

3 November 2024 | 8 replies
Ziprent emailed me within 24 hours of the tenant application and I approved him (after Ziprent strongly recommended I do so and act fast).

28 October 2024 | 6 replies
I don't send email newsletters, cold call or door knocking.

4 November 2024 | 13 replies
I email or text them once again to let them know in writing when I will be filing a forcible entry and detainer (eviction) action and let them know that time is short but they can still avoid the consequences of a damaging eviction filing.

2 November 2024 | 11 replies
I sent multiple emails to Zillow in the last 24 hours but without any response.

1 November 2024 | 6 replies
The rent declines in the market are temporary until the new supply gets absorbed and demand picks back up.

1 November 2024 | 6 replies
For winterizing a property without heat, shutting off the water supply is a key step to prevent pipes from freezing and bursting.
2 November 2024 | 8 replies
Landlord’s only option to collect funds for damages is to take tenants to court.More and more tenants are only having a portion of their rent covered by S8, so landlords need to still screen S8 applicants for portion they must pay.Landlord cannot charge S8 tenants a portion of shared utilities – which can lead to the infamous tales of tenant retaliation against landlord by blasting heat on high with open windows during winter.S8 caseworker response times can be very slow, as they are usually overworked & underpaid.Again, overall it’s a pretty good deal for a landlord that does some decent screening.Exposing Section 8 Housing | Tenants From hell 243 - YouTubeLiberals Blame this Eviction on Landlord Despite the Before & After Footage | Tenants From Hell 241 - YouTubeMy first Baltimore buy & hold investment - SOLD (Lessons learned) (biggerpockets.com)Besides MANY self-labeled "gurus" exaggerating their success, many of them just supply readily available info.If you're too busy to find the info and are willing to pay for it, no problem as you accept their time vs money solution.REGARDING S8 GURU ISSUES SPECIFICALLYMost of them don't share all the facts about how Section 8 actually works.They claim you can get HIGHER rent from S8 tenants vs private-paying tenants.Why would the government allow our tax dollars to be spent this way?

1 November 2024 | 48 replies
I am about to submit to the IRS my log of 500+ hours working in the STR business, most of which come from communicating with guests, cleaners, maintenance people, Airbnb, VRBO, and managing supplies, shopping, bill paying, pricing, calendars, all the daily and weekly tasks.