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22 May 2024 | 18 replies
I doubt the heat is enough to damage a fan.
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24 May 2024 | 100 replies
The hurricane damaged a lot of homes, so her workload increased.
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21 May 2024 | 1 reply
They actually abandoned the property and caused lot of damages to the property.
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22 May 2024 | 19 replies
Regarding if you should DIY manage or hire a PMC:Many new investors read a couple of posts and then think self-managing their rental property, and avoiding PMC charges, is an easy way to boost their ROI.The reality, is that many of these investors really haven’t taken the time to properly understand what it takes to properly manage a rental property and the corresponding tenants.Here’s a list of some of the requirements to properly manage a rental property:Knowledge of all local municipality, state and federal landlord requirementsIntimate knowledge of all Fair Housing statutesUnderstand all federal privacy laws, as they’ll be handling social security numbers and IDsProper business insurance in the event their computer is hacked and or they improperly dispose of tenant data.Where to advertise their rental, other than ZillowWriting ads compliant with Fair Housing statutesCreating a process to accept calls/texts and schedule prospects to show their rentalA rental application and application fees that meet all local and state requirementsKnowing how to screen applicants to avoid professional tenants and the growing amount of fraudulent dataA lease compliant with all local, state & federal lawsUnderstanding local and state requirements regarding security deposit collection and holdingRent acceptance options for tenants and accounting system to track, including late fees, etc.Plans to handle nonpayment of rent issuesKnowledge of their local eviction laws or access to an attorney familiar with evictionsHow to accept, track and respond to tenant maintenance issuesBuilding a list of handymen and contractors for maintenance and turns between tenantsExpertise at evaluating tenant damages to charge against security deposit when tenants move outResearching local utility requirements to avoid suspension of services that could lead to frozen pipes or flooded basements, etc.
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21 May 2024 | 10 replies
At the end, when the tenant was evicted the property manager informed me that property has serious damage.
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21 May 2024 | 7 replies
Hi, is a condo that I owne, our ceiling is damaged by upstair unit radiator.
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20 May 2024 | 4 replies
Here's the post minus her contact info and exact address:I'm telling mine pretty rough shape mobile homes I feel about my dress this would be worth almost 200,000 not too long from now so good because I need to live in it for 15 more years until I die whichever comes first I think 35 in cash and you can take it over when I die or 15 years first or I'll accept 10,000 cash down and a few hundred a month until you ready to take it over at that time of my death or whatever then you would be giving that payment to my children until the contractor satisfied serious requires only please or you can email me let me know if you want to come look at it whatever money I get at the beginning and their household it's going to go into fixing the place up by the time I die I hope it's quite nice extremely life actually before the viral to be able to actually move into it themselves it'd be a hold of my place by the time I can do any more to it hopefully waterwood drive Gainesville Georgia 30506 I'm ready to do it ASAPMy first reply:Cute area, actually owned by poster, and almost a half-acre with the small 684-foot trailer.
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21 May 2024 | 12 replies
If they move in, it becomes the damage deposit.
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21 May 2024 | 41 replies
I hope you have documented the damage he has caused.
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20 May 2024 | 13 replies
They also turnover every few years allowing you to fix the damage and raise rents.