Kelsey Vander Meulen
Out-of-state landlord: best method to handle maintenance requests?
I currently own a SFR in Houston which is managed by a property management company. But I recently purchased a triplex in Tucson, Arizona, which I plan to manage from out-of-state. I currently live in the Los Angeles ...
Michael Snider-Held
Vacasa- My absolute nightmare of a business partner
I wanted post a warning to my fellow community members. Currently the BP podcast is sponsored by a company called vacasa. i have been using vacasa as my management company for two summers now to manage my property in ...
Erick Hennings
Where Is the Path of Progress in Houston?
Title says it all.
Am interested in starting my RE journey in Houston and would like to have an idea of some up-and-coming neighborhoods to target. Can be inside of or outside the loop.
Thanks!
Tariq B.
$800 Electric Bill...What Would You Do?
Have a fairly new tenant in. She told me she had a high bill about $800. So she had an energy audit done which was free, they told her the vents had leaks and the thermostat was wrong. So called the pro's in for this ...
Brian Kwan
How to Calculate Cash on Cash for HELOC?
Hello,There's a duplex that's going for $250k, with gross cash flow at $1900. Vacancy at 7% ($133), Insurance $70, Maintenance / CapX at 7% ($133), Taxes $75. I've got a HELOC that lets me borrow up to $63,000 at a Va...
Nitanga Jean De Dieu
Financial Literacy to tenants
With everything that's going on and it looks like things will get worse in the near future, I've been thinking a lot. Once things are settled, as an investor are you thinking about educating your tenants on the import...
Brandon Malone
Do you provide tenants with a physical key for smartlocks?
Hi All,I recently acquired a property that has a smartlock. I would like to avoid providing keys to the tenants and just have them setup and control the codes for access. Smartlocks are expensive, I hate to have to sw...
Haven M.
Need Creative Ideas
So, here's the story. I am a new investor, been studying for awhile, but been doing some globetrotting and haven't been settled in one place long enough to feel comfortable with my knowledge of the local market in ord...
David K.
At what point do you replace heatings systems in rentals?
I've got a quite a few units. All have older 25+ year old gas boilers. (gas baseboard) I plan to keep them long term. At what point do I start replacing the boilers, albeit before they actually break and have to b...
Anthony Liguori
The in's and out's of Property Managenment
I manage my own properties but recently I been interested in investing out of state. So I was wondering all my out of state investors:
how much does a property manager cost?
what is it do they actually do?
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