Now they keep coming with petty requests,for example when a light bulb went off In the bathroom they raised a request for a bulb, is that my responsibility?

The longer you allow anything to go on unaddressed is like giving the tenant the green light to continue.More to come...

Love and light with abundant blessings.

Flooring, lights, etc... pretty great.

Even though they "feel" kind of "scammy", it could just be a communication thing, and I can't really figure out what the "scam" would even be really, as I have never played the scenario out with one of these people.I am curious if anyone else in the LA Area- or any MTR area I guess- has similar experiences with these sorts of inquiries, which have been popping up lately- and if anyone knows about them/can shed some light on their legitimacy/nonlegitimacy.Any info appreciated- my vacancy right now is killing me on this property--and it was solid for a year, now vacant like 3 months.

Get started, it doesn't matter what path you take, just start, make mistakes, learn from them, get better, but get started and build equity.If I would have jumped in sooner I would be light years ahead of where I am now (even if my first purchase was bad).  

Lucky you didn't light up like a Christmas tree on 220 volts.Lucky a pedestrian didn't light up like a Christmas tree on 220 volts (negligence/deep pockets).Lucky the renter didn't light up like a Christmas tree on 220 volts retrieving the cord (negligence/deep pockets).

We had all property expenses covered by the tenant's rent along with $1,000 paid to the HELOC each month, as well as approximately $900 for capital expenses, repairs, vacancy etc.For the 6 months in 2021, we didn't make much, but the tenant stayed until Oct. 31, 2022 so we have 10 months rent in 2022 rather than 6 like in 2021.Paint, landscaping, cleaning, etc. for the turnover is approaching $3,500 so that is taking a bite out of the income.

Removed trees, graded yard, added landscaping, mulch and big privacy fence in year.Was a big job with tons of learning that ended up being about 4-5 months late.

I can do everything above board in the light of transparency without having to run around behind the scenes like some seedy underbelly black market.