Gene

If its the original 4 to 6" red clay pipe its very likely you have root intrusion every 4 linear feet at the joint.Yes you may have collapsed pipe or fittings.If you lucky you may only need what is called a "point repair".If you got original clay pipe its time to think about  replacing it with black ABS plastic pipe,cast iron or PE polyurethane trenchless pipe.Youll see a world of difference and no more phone calls from angry tenants.The plumber will use a pipe camera with a built in transmitter to see and locate the exact problem area,then they dig things up,cut out minimum concrete remove and replace bad pipe and fittings ,replace and finish concrete ,test and inspect again with video camera.How much work is needed is anyones guess especially in an older property.If you are on a septic your drainlines MUST be in perfect order ,,,if you are on city sewer,,not so much.On the grease issue there is a great product called Bio Clean which is a grain based enzyme which works great but you must use it once a week ongoing.Of course if you get the cooperation of your tenant to isolate any grease or fat and put in a plastic bag freeze it and throw it  in the trash you are miles ahead.Tell them if they do that they wont have any more of this kind of inconvenience.You can only get Bio Clean from a licensed plumber.Hope this helps and let me know your outcome.Dave DoyleLos Angeles

I haven't ever heard of this blog Gene.

He is more than 3X my price per night, is by fat the most expensive STR in town and has 3X the bookings of any of us. 

I recently listened to a BP podcast with Gene Guarino. 

Hell, since you know you're refinancing anyways in this scenario, you may even want to ask your local FNMA direct no overlays lender how fat of a lender credit you'd get for a ridiculously high 5% interest rate.

In both instances, the repair person came out just 1 time (2 for the water heater), fixed the problem and my stress level was a big fat zero....just the way I like it.  

Fat chance!

To think my decision to finally make the leap into multifamily came from running across a newspaper story about how Fat Property bought the building my friend lives in.I'm still at the START of my journey but if anyone has any questions I'd love to help and return the favor I was given 

They have great KPI and tracking capabilities that really allow you to be effective with your marketing spend and trim the fat as you go.