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16 June 2024 | 9 replies
Please include:When and how is rent to be paidWhen and how are utilities going to be paid (if any)When and how is the cleaning going to be (if shared or provided)What are the costs associated with damages / breaking stuff / calling a technicianWhat are the costs of breaking the lease, finding a replacement if you are doing short term leases on the roomsIf they lost their keys or check bounces what is the charge for it, how the cleaning of the common areas is going to work, and enforcing quiet hours.
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18 June 2024 | 56 replies
Duplex 3/2 1 CarAll fulling fenced in, No carpet and we allow large dogs with Tenant Liability insurnace I Keep 8% management fee, all remaining funds go into start next build.
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18 June 2024 | 5 replies
Keeping a long term tenant might be worth it to me versus cleaning up after a 10 year stay, even if the rent is below market.
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17 June 2024 | 5 replies
We went with 2 of the wash towers in our STR and we are our cleaner's favorite house to care for - the love that they can get all the linens clean so quickly!
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17 June 2024 | 13 replies
I had to abandon a vacation and come here to oversee this and clean up her mess.
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16 June 2024 | 11 replies
Louis, MO.I have a question that I was hoping the BP community could help with: I was wondering if anybody could point me in the direction of a nice, clean, and easy to use accounting spreadsheet template (or something of that nature) for real estate investing book-keeping?
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16 June 2024 | 33 replies
Refund the cleaning fee.
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18 June 2024 | 69 replies
It takes 3-5 days where I am for a commitment to come back, assuming it is clean, I do the following three things:Take the original contract, cut a tiny strip of paper and scotch tape it over the price and make a copy.
14 June 2024 | 6 replies
After the first clean it did not look good at all.
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17 June 2024 | 14 replies
Keep in mind that the home will likely need thorough cleaning and repairs may be extensive.Ask about short salesIf a homeowner needs or wants to sell a home that isn’t worth what they owe on it, the lender may consider a short sale.