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I've had a single family home that I've rented for approx 4 years. First renter was a section 8. She was in for a few years and everything was going nicely until she becomes responsible for part of the rent, about a...
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Hi! I'm super new to this and understand the basic concepts, but would like to get more advice, or read more personal stories, before I start diving deeper and committing to anything.I am a professional living in SF, ...
One of the units I recently closed on is in need of some touch up work. It is now vacant, but the previous tenants lived there for over a decade and had no concept of personal hygiene. I don't think they ever bother...
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Hi Everyone,I have a house in Maryland that I am looking to flip. Right now it is a 1 level 2 bed 2 bath 880 sqft. house. I am thinking that this would be a hard sell after repairs for obvious reasons. So I was thinki...
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How many times a month do you have to fix something in 4 Unit apartment building? Do you come on every tenant request to fix a problem or you set up certain times of the week or month or day to come and solve it?We li...
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How do you determine who is responsible for repairs/maintenance? Obviously if the furnace or AC goes out, or you have leaks coming from the roof or upstairs bathroom, it seems that it would be the landlord's responsib...
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Let’s start a list of issues with the property it self and how we fixed them:1. Painted over wall paper - used a belt sander with 60 grit, then a skim coat mud, then normal paint prep.2. Not enough matching doors - re...
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Anyone having success finding deals from the MLS in Houston, Texas? There were a couple properties I wanted to submit an offer on. I always need to offer below the listing price for my numbers to work but it seems tha...
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It's been a little over a year since I first allowed a specific tenant to move into my property. I let her know that enough time had passed and I would like to do the first annual inspection and asked her to provide a...