Samantha Klein
Tenant locked out, should I charge a fee?
Hi everyone, around 9PM last Friday night, my tenant texts to say she locked her keys in her apartment and asked if I would stop by to let her in, this was 9PM at night but I only live 5 min from the property so I agr...
Justin Sumulong
Charge cleaning fee AND ask guests to clean?
Hi STR investors, I'm genuinely curious/interested to know if it's typical to charge your guests a cleaning fee AND also ask them to do a list of things as "checkout procedure" like stripping beds of sheets, washing ...
Nathan Gesner
What kind of late fee do you charge?
What kind of late fee do you charge, and why?One-time charge of $XXXSmall fee that starts on Day X and continues to accrue daily until Tenant pays in fullCombination of a one-time charge and then a smaller daily feeWh...
Craig Garrow
How many of you are charging application fees?
Just looking to find out who's charging fees for rental apps, and what you're charging? Have you had any push back from a tenant who was denied?
Jay Y.
Property manager charging tenants a lease renewal fee
Hello all,So I found out my property manager is charging my tenants a $200 lease renewal fee for renewing a year long lease. They are charging me $150 which I'm fine with but it did kind of catch me off guard that th...
Alethia Hines
How Much to Charge For Bird-Dog Fees
A RE investor reached out to me on FB and asked if I would consider bird-dogging for them. I know what that is, but can someone clarify for me what exactly am I required to do? What should I ask for payment of service...
Lindsey Clark
Broker charging lease renewal fee for rental property
Hi BP community! I need some advice on dealing with a broker fee in the state of Florida. Perhaps a realtor or someone who has been through this can offer some insight. So I used a realtor to rent out my condo for the...
Peter Sik
PM charge late fee but no reasonable reason
After pm forwarded my case (tenant did not pay rent) to collection agency, the judgement claim balance is $7,569.33. The debtor will make $200 monthly payments until paid off.
1/3 of the $200 goes to the agency, an...
Zoe Lee
staggering late fee of rent charged by PM
We recently acquired a property with tenants who have been perpetually late paying rent. It didn't dawn on us that our PM has been charging hefty late fees until recently when they sent a statement with the late fee u...
Rachel Kokosenski
Comparison of Fees Charged by Direct Booking Sites?
Has anyone seen a list comparing the fees (if any) for each of the top direct booking sites? Does it pay to be on every single one at the beginning? Or, should I just focus on Air BnB and HomeAway at first? Can you re...