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I’m a landlord of 4 units building. We have a problem with water bill we receive every 2 month from city and is $200 more than before! So far, city didn’t increased their water, so we fine with it. More then that...
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Give us your best (worst) landlord experiencing stories. Don't be shy. Even if you messed up in how you handled it (we all do). Winner is the one who posts the most entertaining story, as determined by number of votes!
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Happy Holidays !In the wake of the recent tornadoes at northern Texas, i would like to know if there are strategies for landlords to protect against such natural disaster. I have my rental in the northern Texas area, ...
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Hi all!I've been following BiggerPockets for a while now and finally signed up because ran into a situation that I can't seem to find info on. My wife and I bought a deal in Denver, CO. We jumped on the deal at the ...
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In my SF, the tenant is responsible for the (quarterly) water bill, and since they've moved in on November of 2011, I always have to tell them to pay the water bill. They're always delinquent and getting the late pena...
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I am personally just starting off on my real estate journey. Newbie if you will. Ive been doing loads of research and I just find the real estate investing world to be fascinating. Im looking to make my first investme...
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Good evening everyone,IIt may sound silly but I need help determining if my first investment property is over-insured. I have a 3/2 SFR I purchased in 6/2014 for $98,500 in Houston. I estimate the property to be wort...
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The tenant is asking for ceramic tiles being laid for half bath where the tile is breaking apart as you see in the picture. I asked an estimate from my property manager and they quote me for tiles at $800-900 and vin...
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Hi,
I have learnt a lot from this forum and thought to do a lesson learnt on my recent experience to help the newbies. This is to help with most common disasters which is water damage to homes. Again, I am a newbie ...
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Hey everyone! I have a single family home, built in 2009 new laminate floors installed in 2015. I have some tenants that moved in May of 2016 and the floors were perfectly fine. During the move out inspection the PM n...