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Hello, we recently had some tenants move out that had lived in our property for 3 years. We had initially collected the security deposit from them for $700.00. Upon moving out and during our final walk through we fo...
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Hey everyone! My new property in Houston is now rent ready and currently on a few rental websites. I should be getting calls about my property soon. My question is, how do you show your properties? Is it smart to use ...
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I'm doing a live-in flip on the space coast of Florida. The house has existing accordion shutters on tracks. While they are older and the lock buttons stick trying to close them (I know this thanks to Irma), they all ...
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House is for sale - gave clear instructions to not lock bottom ( no key ) . Put black tape over knob . Showing agent ( not listing agent) was last one there but denies locking it.
Cost $50 to open — I don’t think it...
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Hello all,
I have a prospective tenant who wants me to re-key the front door. I don't feel it's necessary because the prior tenants are trustworthy and also have moved out of the city. It sounds like the tenant will...
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Hello BP family,I just had a vacant unit broken into by some homeless people. They were in the unit for about a day and saw people in the unit and called the cops. They left before the cops arrived. The damage was low...
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Well today it happened folks. Got to the property I am currently rehabbing and found the door kicked in, with all my tools stolen. This is my first property, and I’ve been rehabbing it by myself for the last few month...
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Hi, BPersI saw some samples of rental agreements saying that tenants will be responsible for broken doors, windows and window glass regardless of whose fault it is. It seems it tries to cover the damages from, for ex...
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Hello from Alabama. I'm just curious if anyone else has ever run into a situation where you bought a tax lien property but it was full of the previous owners possessions, although in this case the house has been vacan...
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Just start to rehabbing and would like to know what is the most effective way to secure a vacant property in rehabbing stage. I read about the topics online and it seems that Dog, CCTV, light are useful. Without Wifi,...