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I just bought my first home and I’ll be house hacking. I’ve never had a roommate besides my ex-husband which obviously doesn’t count. But I work a lot and am not home much so I think it will be good, especially becaus...
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We have a vacancy, an upcoming open house, and a whole bunch of dog smell. I'm looking for input on a couple fronts.I need to start with background. We closed on this duplex a week ago. We agreed to let one tenant out...
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We’re building a detached 750sqft 2/1 ADU in the Bay Area and it will be a rental initially. I would love opinions on whether to put in luxury vinyl plank flooring or engineered hardwood? I understand many of the pros...
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Hey BP -
Ive got an insurance dilemma I'm looking for advice on. I'm in contract on a property that has existing tenants. The lease clearly states no pets. However, when I went to view the property they had 2 dog...
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About 3 months in with my 2/1 in Greenville SC. Occupancy and revenue has been pretty good but could be better. I realize that time on market is a factor here as I build reviews (11*5 stars), and I should qualify for ...
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Hi guys,I just listed one of my properties on Furnished Finder this week. I heard about housing for traveling nurses on the podcast and thought I would go for it!If you’ve done it yourself, how long did it take to get...
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Yesterday my dog started a small fire in my home. As a landlord, I do not allow dogs, but since this is my house I deferred to other members of the family and got a Chocolate Labradoodle (seriously, that is what it i...
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When a lead calls, how should I answer the phone?
"Hello this is Brian, how may I help you?"
or
"NAME OF COMPANY, this is Brian, how may I help you?"
Is it better to NOT mention that I am a ...
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I recently made some tenants move out of their 2 bedroom apartment because they were allowing their dogs to urinate all over the floors and carpets. The downstairs neighbor said he'd never seen them take their dogs ...
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All, We have honed the art of scaring off potentially good tenants...Help! We have a very nice property, has been listed for 7 weeks, we have shown it ~25 times, we believe it is priced right. (we think it is, and o...