Allende Hernandez
Do you run screening in all the potential tenants?
22 January 2025 | 16 replies
Quote from @James Hampton: That's a bad practice to follow.If an occupant is not named on the lease, you may have difficulty enforcing rules or evicting them.
Kyle McVay
Looking for Property Management Rec.'s
20 January 2025 | 5 replies
We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.
Jasper Zimmerman
Property management Anderson, IN
21 January 2025 | 6 replies
We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.
Chinku Chinku
Need Advice on refinance and long term plan (First Time Investor)
22 January 2025 | 7 replies
Understood I made a bad move here as this was first investment so didnt think much except at the location for longterm growth or possibly I move there as part relocation.
Ed Long
How Do You Decide If a Borrower Is a Good Fit?
22 January 2025 | 7 replies
You only get a sense of this by meeting face-to-face once or twice.A bad borrower can kill a great project.
Jerry N.
Snow removal SW suburbs
16 January 2025 | 2 replies
Used PSI last year, they did a bad job, the snow wasn't even bad last year and with several attempts asking them to do better within the terms of the contract, they still sucked.
Walter Pineda
Your Property Management suggestion for Memphis, TN Please.
16 January 2025 | 11 replies
We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.
Josh Otero
What’s the hardest part of being a property owner?
18 January 2025 | 18 replies
I truly feel bad for people who have to work instead of investing in real estate, especially those with kids.
Rafael Valdor
Renting out my townhouse: DIY vs. PM vs. Realtor
11 January 2025 | 14 replies
Quote from @Rafael Valdor: I hear horror stories about renters all the time, but that doesn't mean all renters are bad.