
2 August 2024 | 15 replies
Hey Albert - congrats for educating yourself and getting out there to do the legwork involved with finding a good deal.

1 August 2024 | 1 reply
The title company has recommended getting an attorney involved.

1 August 2024 | 8 replies
Did you have to get a tax advisor involved?

1 August 2024 | 6 replies
Of the three you listed, one of them was involved in my evictions, back when I still had management companies and I was not thrilled with communication.

4 August 2024 | 37 replies
I know there is work involved (and expenses) with getting a good tenant.

3 August 2024 | 14 replies
.- overall "damage" is very minor as it will involve cleaning up after her, taking out her trash, and carpet cleaning throughout ($200) to get cat puke out of carpet- odd note was that she has a huge real Christmas tree which she left....who buys a Christmas tree if they intend to leave - confirmed via talking to her mother (emergency contact on my pet agreement) that she has moved to a new rental property- I have not filed the 3 days quit or cute as I'm concerned that the terminology indicates (perhaps I'm reading to far into it)that if she leaves the lease will be terminated.

1 August 2024 | 71 replies
G'Day everyone,The team (@Dominique Osborn, @Sean Mahoney) and myself have an opportunity to on-board 189 units.This would be a very nice "chunk" of new business but to be honest, I'm inclined to pass.I have always believed in doing business on your terms and for terms not to be dictated by someone else.Especially when you are looking to hire us/me to do the work for you.Also, business done right needs to be a win/win for all involved and this doesn't seem like a win for us.I do however understand the caution and reluctancy to "let go of the reigns" per se as many landlords get screwed by property managers.But at the end of the day, you have to "let go" and let someone else do it or just do it all yourself.I'd love your advice on the suggested terms given to us below:1) In AppFolio they want admin level access to their account.2) They want a standardized list for maintenance items so they know in advance what repairs would cost.3) They want a copy of all invoices from contractors to us so they can verify we are not marking up more than promised.4) They want to be able to talk to our contractors before work is done (each time) so they can talk contractors down in price themselves.5) They mentioned that they pay around $300 for full paint in a 2-bedroom unit.... we do not have a contractor that will touch a full paint on a 2 bedroom for $3006) They want tiered PM Fees based on occupancy.... for example (their example): at 90% they would pay 8% PM fees, at 70% occupancy they would pay 2% PM Fees, and at 50% occupancy we would part ways.The deal breaker in my opinion is points 4, 5 and 6.With the lack of oversight/control on maintenance we have little control over the occupancy and it kills our process and efficiency.So in a way, we are destined to fail from day 1.Also, if someone does want so much control why not just self manage.The unit count justifies hiring 1-2 full time people to run it.Otherwise, let us do our job.

2 August 2024 | 12 replies
There are definitely some risks involved so I highly suggest working with an investor friendly agent.

1 August 2024 | 12 replies
Get an expert involved before you close.

31 July 2024 | 4 replies
@Butch Greene We have had similar situations, one involving an FHA buyer of a two unit, where both units were under lease.