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Troy Parker Renting your first rental to a friend
26 January 2025 | 11 replies
All Landlords risk tenants damaging the home, but a NICE home attracts NICE tenants so the fact that you've made the home very NICE means you should be able to take your pick of applicants.
Ben Callahan Californian new to REI - looking for out-of-state rental property
13 February 2025 | 35 replies
@Ben CallahanRecommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?
Thanh Lu How to screen guests who book directly instead of Airbnb, VRBO, etc
15 January 2025 | 12 replies
Houfy now has a damage protection plan that costs the guests $5 a night and does light identity screening through SuperHog. 
JC Wu Roofstock review. NEWBIES BEWARE!!
9 February 2025 | 173 replies
During vacancy, I have to incur some costs, such as property tax, property management fees, insurance, and possibly property damages from break-ins.
Fulati Paerhati What is the good location to buy a rental property for 250k cash ?
6 February 2025 | 58 replies
@Fulati PaerhatiRecommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?
Marc Shin Should I get extra insurance outside of Aircover?
13 January 2025 | 16 replies
Aircover is a mild form of property damage insurance where they MAY cover a guest's damage at their discretion, and you will have to fight for it. 
Matthew Posteraro Conservative Scaling for House Hacking
29 January 2025 | 10 replies
Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?
Eric Coats Running STR #s for Newbie
15 February 2025 | 21 replies
But other than that, no damage or wearing out of stuff so far after 8 years.
Cory St. Esprit Would you renew?
30 January 2025 | 21 replies
Naturally you need to charge them for any damage to incldue smoke damange 
Evan Price Possible Small Claims Court Action Considered - Need Previous Tenant's New Address
14 January 2025 | 1 reply
I just had tenants move out of my investment property (duplex) without paying for the last month's rent, and the damage they inflicted onto the property exceeds their security deposit amount.