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14 February 2021 | 3 replies
I found the floor needs a bead of caulk between the tub base and the floor, but shouldn't the floor be water-proofed enough to prevent that leak?
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12 February 2021 | 0 replies
Self managed or not you should probably make sure that either you or your property manager is notifying your tenants about the preventative maintenance that can end up saving you and your tenants a bundle of money and headaches.To that end, I have sent the following note to all of my tenants and included the link that was provided today by the City of Austin."
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13 February 2021 | 2 replies
Can you make a clause that allows you to spray in prevention of these little pests?
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30 March 2021 | 8 replies
I don't plan to do much work myself since in reality my day job will prevent a lot of that.
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19 March 2021 | 1 reply
Hold Capital Reserves:Where you can be as preventative and proactive as you want, if you are going to invest in real estate and own rental properties, you will always need reserves to account for planned and unexpected repairs alike (in addition to planned and unplanned vacancies).
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14 February 2021 | 11 replies
You cannot prevent all bad reviews, so it is good if the review comes from something outside of your control.
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17 February 2021 | 12 replies
@Lyndon Moore So I dont mean for this to sound harsh, Im really saying this to prevent you from making a HUGE mistake.
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15 February 2021 | 8 replies
The Fed has more direct influence on shorter term bonds, although if later maturing bonds like the 10YT start to rise quickly for whatever reason, the Fed could ramp up their purchasing over those notes to control the yield curve and prevent rates from running.There is massive incentive from central banks and governments to keep rates low for as long as possible, and only raise them in the face of rampant inflation.
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15 February 2021 | 11 replies
Looking back we could have put some fiberglass insulation behind the washer any dryer.Any other tips to prevent this?
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14 February 2021 | 2 replies
Is there any way to help prevent the pipes from bursting other than thawing them out?