Joe S.
How do you handle a NON agreed upon price bump?
How do you handle price increase by your contractor that was not agreed to by both parties? If you have been rehabbing Houses then you realize that it is common practice for the contractor to try to do an add-on price...
Gina Cabell
Can I keep part of a security deposit for a broken garbage disposal.
I had a brand new garbage disposal installed in my rental property 2-3 years ago. I recently had a mid term renter call me last month to tell me that it was broken. When he moved in, I gave him written instructions ...
Dan Graney
Water Jetting to clean drains
I recently had clogged drains in my first investment house, a duplex. I had the drains snakes out and that fix only lasted a week and a half and it is clogged again. Have heard that water jetting is a much more thorou...
Karyn T.
"Slow" plumbing
Our rental property is a very well kept, historic home, built in 1924, located outside of Seattle. We moved our current tenants in October 2014. Within 4 days, they (the wife, in particular) had caused $12K in plumb...
Mikael Winkler
In Need of Construction/Renovation 101 Crash Course
Hello fellow BPers! I'm currently managing (trying to manage) a construction project on 10 apartment units that have been vacant for yeeeears. This has been a complete trial by fire, as I had zero experience with some...
Stephen Quesinberry
First Buy & Hold using BRRR Strategy in DFW!
Hi Everyone! Excited to share my success story and lessons learned during my first BRRR and second investment property. Hopefully, everyone can learn from it! Here are some lessons learned during my first SFH BRRR in ...
Barrett Boone
Tenant Responsibilities
I have a property that is being managed by a property management company. I have been getting a large amount of expenses on the property lately. Some seem legit but other do not. I wanted to get the opinion from oth...
Sarah White
Payment issues, sanitary issues, and selling
Hi there,
My tenants (single family home) were in a lease which expired; I didn't get around to renewing, so I think we now fall to M2M (no provision in lease to say otherwise). They have lived in the house for just ...
Ramki D.
Clarifying Wear and Tear vs. Tenant Responsibility for Appliance Repairs in CA
Hello fellow landlords,
I hope you're all doing well. I wanted to open up a discussion about an issue I've encountered recently in my California rental property (7 yrs old home), and I'm sure many of you have faced s...
TJ Bardossas
Experienced Broker, 1st time investor
Hi All I'm TJ, I'm a broker in NY and NJ as well as an instructor. I have several years in sales, management and training but I have never invested. I recently came into a significant amount of money or so it is for m...