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Hello, When you are a property manager that has to have third-party contractors, what do you do to have them make you a priority? Contractors are notoriously busy, and when you have a limited amount of time to turn a ...
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I make money from my tenants as many ways as possible. I have coin op laundry in the unitsI make money on credit repair for tenants.I make money on the utility bill for my tenants. This one is my favorite. I have som...
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This is actually pretty funny, because I posted a forum and spoke of how hectic my schedule already is.For those of you who didn't see that, I'm 23 years old. I'm a contractor for a large aviation company and make pre...
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Hello,Tenant lived in unit for 9 yrs. Gas stove was new when tenant moved in. Tenant vacated unit last week and we noticed a different stove in unit. We questioned tenant and they said about a month ago the stove stop...
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I've been buying the 9 year water heaters lately from Home Depot and have been thinking about purchasing the 12 year heaters from now on but is there really that much of a difference between a 6 year and a 12 year oth...
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Hello!
So I live in South Florida, which needless to say has had an insane growth in real estate price.
The prices are prompting me to look elsewhere to purchase my first rental property. I don't mind taking a r...
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Don't walk away....run away. If you are thinking of doing business with these guys and need some advice, pm me for the details of our 6 month fiasco. These guys are smooth/fast talkers. I don't want to talk badly abou...
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I'd really like to get started in billboard investing, but I know it's not a very popular method of real estate investing. I have experience flipping houses and buying/renovating small apartment buildings, so I'm f...
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My property manager charges 10% markup fee for all service calls. So a $250 plumbing call turns into a $275 call. Does that sound crazy or normal? I already pay them a management fee, you'd think that would be incl...
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Hi BP Fam! I am an investor originally from Northwest Ohio but have spent the last 10 years travelling the Mountain West working as a Park Ranger and Endangered Fish Field Technician. Currently living in Western Color...