As a new investor, your story is a powerful reminder of how important it is for me to be meticulous in protecting my investments.

While the RentRedi's loaded with various toggles/buttons and affordable given the all-you-can-eat pricing, the interface is still very elementary and lacking in usability/design, which is often overlooked as a key determinant of whether your team actually adopts and fully leverages powerful management solutions like these.

Turning on the fan will also help eliminate bathroom odors and odors from harmful bathroom cleaning chemicals.Pro tip: Add cleaning the exhaust fan on your cleaning crew’s checklist during turnover.

We could have saved some money starting to clean up the property if we had only checked in with the neighbors first.

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As a powerful organization, I would like to see Bigger Pockets become a leader in not simply educating real estate investors but leading the way in warning investors about the real estate guru pitfalls.  

Separate HVAC systems are a good idea too—makes things easier for tenants and utility billing.I’d also recommend talking to a contractor or local utility company about what’s needed for separate power meters and mailboxes.

They might not be great for cash flow but might be great for long term capital appreciation especially when you use leverage.I’d rather own a $1M asset that breaks even but appreciates consistently by 3% than own a $100k asset that cash flows $3k per year.There’s power in investing in or near your backyard.  

The guests have a credit card on file and your policy should allow you to charge for damages or excessive cleaning.

It's a lease, not one of those clean energy assessment lien crap things.