Ashli U.
Land lord deposit issues.
My land lord that always acted like a nice guy is trying to say i owe him 600 because my 1200 dollar deposit didnt cover it. Ive been in this house for 4 years, and im also disabled. He is trying to charge me 75.0...
Ayodeji Kuponiyi
Security Deposit Drama
I woke up this morning to the sound of someone banging my door. Turns out it was an old/ex tenant that moved out earlier this month. He was upset to find out via mail that he is not receiving any of his security depos...
Alexander Ewald
[Calc Review] Help me analyze this deal
This is my first guestimate for rehab, haven't looked at the house yet. I was very conservative in my opinion. This was just to consider a hard money/ private lender at 3 points and 12%. Surrounding homes are around $...
Parker Chrisman
Estimating rehab costs in deal analysis
Good evening Bigger Pockets folks,My first post on here so apologies if this has been covered elsewhere. I'm currently going through and analyzing some deals and hoping to make some offers in the next week. When doing...
Peter MacKercher
winterize your vacant property
This is why you winterize your vacant property. I ran into this a few days ago while I was looking at property. I was unable to go inside because all the doors are frozen shut with water. A pipe must have busted on th...
Luke Masterson
How can i tell if recently vacated tenant was cooking meth?
Hello forum,
I am a leasing agent at a rather large property management company. We had a tenant that has been living in the same apartment for the last 11 years move out today. This tenant worked maintenance for o...
Heath Jones
Lesson # 4 from first year of self-managing our 20 rental units
Lesson #4 - Ask tenants to get full picture of ‘hidden’ deferred maintenanceOne we thing we were surprised by when we first took over managing our apartment buildings was how little they were managed by the company b...
Jason Malabute
Am I weird for having my morning ritual?
We are in one of the most difficult real estate markets. It is hard to find a good deal. However, you only lose when you quit. Therefore, it is crucial that we develop our mindset. I spend about an hour every morning ...
Katie Stone
Getting listed before upgrades done & tenants trashing property
We just purchased a rental home that is in the process of renovations (paint, new counters & hardware), etc. The place is a total mess right now as we have been stripping wallpaper etc. The counters will not be ...
TaRa Mehta
Property damage exceeding security deposit
Hello all,My tenant reported that the garage door wasn't working. This was a perfectly functioning garage door when I handed the property to her. To address this maintenance issue, I sent out a reputed garage door com...