Nathan Gesner
Tenants say the darndest things!
I just took over management of a property and a tenant was late on rent. I call to introduce myself and remind her that rent is due. She tells me she will pay ten days late. She also tells me she is giving her 30 day ...
Andrew S.
What furnishings to provide?
Hey BP, I have just finished renovating my first duplex house hack and the other half is under a lease and will be rented soon. I'm curious on what home furnishings I should provide and what to expect of the tenant?-...
Thomas C.
Stain cedar siding or cover in vinyl
I recently bought a duplex that was built in 1986. The last owner stopped maintaining it a while back and the cedar siding needs some work. It hasn't been stained in 10+ years so my options are to do minor wood repair...
Daniel Alegre
Washer/plumbing advice
So last week my tenant let me know her washer was not draining so I checked it out and it looks like the old iron drain line is clogged. So I decided to just simply drain right into the sum pump. Now the washer is get...
Leon Lee
Burnt pans and pots at Airbnb
Hi, STR investors
The pots and pans at my Airbnbs have bad burnts pretty frequently. It could be that my stoves are electric. They are hard to remove within a couple of hours by my cleaners and may leave bad impres...
Raj Malhotra
Lets be honest about permits
I am new in the investment world and i want to ask some straight up questions about Permits as i am getting all sort of answers from Contractors, Handymen and also people who have flipped houses before.Do i need to ha...
Raj Malhotra
Permits Dilemma. Please help
I am new in the investment world and i want to ask some straight up
questions about Permits as i am getting all sort of answers from
Contractors, Handymen and also people who have flipped houses before.Do
i need...
Paul Sandhu
Thawing frozen water pipes?
This is an appropriate time of the year for a post like this. How do you deal with frozen plumbing pipes in your STR?About 12 months ago I had 3 houses with a frozen main water line. There was no water coming from an...
Val J.
SOS! Payment Issue Advice Needed
I have a rental property. My tenant was unavailable when rent was due so she had a family member to get a money order to pay me. The money order was bought at one of those small Mexican franchise grocery stores. I hel...
Mario Am
Painting the brick white? In Colonial Acres 38117
Hey ya'll.so I looking into flips in 38117 area and have a few questions for those experienced.Is there any area that is less desirable in zip 38117? Seems to me like when you go below Willow St it goes worse but not ...