Edward Apostol
Appliances for Rental Property
Excited to be a new member here on BiggerPockets and also about the fact that I'm making my first post!I recently closed on a single-family rental investment in Peoria, AZ. The previous owner took their refrigerator,...
Zazenski Garrison
SURPRISE - Tenants Got a New Washer and Dryer
I have a SFR rental leased out to tenants that have been in the home 1.4 yrs and recently renewed their lease. When I purchased the home it came with an older functioning washer machine that has been at the property. ...
Manas M.
Compensating tenant for broken refrigerator
Hi BP Folks,One of my unit is rented out to a tenant with a refrigerator. Recently, the refrigerator broke down and we got it fixed in about 10 days (the earliest we could get a technician to the house). Now, the tena...
Dax Rhorer
Multi-family Trash Service
We are purchasing our first multi-family apartment building and looking for ways to cut spending. The building is 8 unit 2/2. The current owner pays $360 a month the have a 4 yard dumpster picked up 3 times a week. I...
Ryan H
Tenant Bought Refrigerator & wants me to move mine out
During a recent inspection (multi year tenant in C+ area), my tenant said they bought a new bigger fridge on sale and would like to move the provided fridge out and move their fridge in. The fridge provided is a nice...
Owen Dashner
Do they make furnaces that work on weekends?
I would pay double for an HVAC system (plumbing too, for that matter) that is guaranteed to never break down on weekends. I think like 99.5% of my HVAC and plumbing service call requests at rentals occur from 5:01 PM...
Brad Jacobson
Home Warranties for Rentals - Love or Hate?
Hi Fellow BP Fans,
For those of you familiar with home warranties, what are your opinions on having a HW on each rental property annually? Here in Utah they cost between $400-600/yr and, when not trying to wiggle th...
Bernie Keene
Buy refrigerator in 2017 or 2018, when I have rental income
Obviously I am new to this! I will be renting what use to be my primary residence out in 2018, while I live with my elderly parent to help them for a few years. I signed an agreement with a Property Manager a month ag...
Federico L.
Fix or replace a fridge
The house had an old fridge in great working condition. The small kitchen had white Frigidaire appliances, and I had cabinets painted and cosmetic upgrades but did not replaced the appliances at the time. The fridge i...
Linda Thomas
Fees listed in lease
Good evening,
Do any of you include a list of deduction /costs /cleaning fees in your lease if not completed upon vacating or items left behind for example.
1. mattress and box spring $75
2. Stove cleaning $200
3....