Alan Bosca
Potential tenants extremely picky
Hi -I have potential tenants who have looked at my place before moving in & seem to be incredibly picky, asking for all sorts of “fixes.” Some I can do & agree with, most not.I was thinking of having them mak...
Rob Gleason
HELP ! My inherited tenant is an DEADBEAT!
We just finished renovating 1/2 of our latest duplex - see newbie rental diary#3. Problem is that the other tenant wants his place fixed up too and is complaining about EVERYTHING he can find. He says there are bugs ...
Jason Li
Tenants ask for compensation for water damage
Hey BP community, one of my rentals in Atlanta recently had a broken pipe caused water damage, it has been fixed. The inspection and fix took a few weeks. The tenants are asking for compensation because they couldn't ...
Gabe G.
Repairs, where do you draw the line?
I am sure everybody has encountered the nit picky tenant. They may be a good paying tenant, but they annoy you to death with every little thing wrong in the home.Obviously I pride myself on getting real repairs, repai...
Nathan McBride
Proactive gas range replacement?
I had a repairman at one of my properties the other day to look at a gas wall heater. The heater is of 1940s vintage and a big time fire and CO hazard, so now I have some new heaters en route from Amazon to replace al...
Ray Seaman
BRRRR Calculator: Loan To Cost Feature
I think it would be great if there was a way to have the BRRRR calculator do a loan to cost formula in the Purchase Loan Details section.For anyone using a hard money loan to finance their BRRRR deals, the downpayment...
Brandt Tingen
What are the best interior doors for rowdy tenants?
Another super sexy topic I am starting here (jk). I have to replace quite a few doors at a rental unit I am turning. About 80% of the interior doors in the unit were broken. In the previous tenants defense, none of...
Mike Mitchell
iphone help?
I'm thinking of purchasing an iphone. A couple of questions for you users. Can I keep the phone number that I have with Sprint (it's on my Real estate signs and cards!). And secondly, is the iphone as needlessly co...
Noah Bacon
What Phase are you in on the SMARTER way to invest in Real Estate?
It may be difficulty to identify what stage you're at in your investing career, especially early on! Have you heard of The SMARTER way to invest in Real Estate? BiggerPockets has broken down the 7 SMARTER phases of Re...
Kyle McVay
Replace Windows or fix windows
So we are buying (6/5 close) our first rental and it's needing a lot of rehab before we rent it. We're trying to find things NOT to fix. We have to level the house and we are turning a 2-1 into a 3-2 . The house alrea...