Ron Trinh
House-hacking through Airbnb during a Pandemic!
Investment Info:
Single-family residence in Colorado Springs.
Purchase price: $400,000
Cash invested: $25,000
The property is a SFR with a walk-out basement that we Airbnb to allow us to live for f...
James Leonard
From Lynchburg to Charlottesville
Hey all, I was awoken today by my fiancée as she was super excited to tell me we'll be moving to Charlottesville soon. She has been offered a way better job than what she has here in Lynchburg, so I figured why the he...
Roxanne McClain
Window Screens on SFR?
Would you put screens on your home's windows? What about screen doors? (The screen door seems more like a headache to me that anything) What about upgraded fencing to up property value later or or chain link if adding...
Marshall Rousseau
Tenant has reoccurring overnight guest with a dog
how would you handle this? I am renting a small stand alone unit in close proximity to other units. Under the lease, no pets are allowed. I also live on the property so have a pretty good idea of what goes on. A tena...
Robert Freeborn
Emotional support animals
A friend of mine living in Utah is trying to get an emotional support animal, but her landlord is having issues. Besides being provided with letters from her doctor and psychologist for the need for the animal, he is...
Kyle Coleman
How to deal with pets
All,I'm a first-time landlord, we're looking to rent our first property as it is. I have a SFH that is entirely tile, so floors are pretty durable. My question is this, I set a non-refundable pet deposit that is hal...
Shana Kellman
Pet fee in mid term rental
Hi fellow BP friends,
Looking for advise on what to charge for a pet fee in our rental through VRBO. We don't normally accept pet's but after much thought and consideration of all risks we are making an exception f...
John Powell
Improvements tenant in place
I’m planning on buying a house (under contract now) doing the major repairs and renting it out to a coworker who will be accepting the house in livable condition but who wants to paint interior (which it needs despera...
Aaron Wyssmann
I love property management and I'm not kidding. Who else gets to deal with this in their regular day? Oh BTW is a duck a "pet"?
A tenant had a maintenance request about the bathtub handle. It would come off and spray out when taking a shower. So I sent my plumber out there this morning to fix it. He called me and asked whether they had paid...
Michael Nahm
Advice on pet clauses
I have a home up for rent and I received a great application from potential tenants. They have a couple of dogs. I’d like some advice on possible clauses that would protect me in the event of potential damage, beyond ...