Roger P.
Upcoming tenant turnover
I could use a bit of advice. We have an upcoming vacancy in a duplex and will be able to raise rents either a little or a lot. If I do the usual move out routine of cleaning, painting, replacing carpet etc., we will b...
Samantha Klein
Water heater situation
I am closing tomorrow on a property with a fuel oil fired water heater from 1988. The heater is rusted at the bottom and is "on borrowed time" so I am looking to replace it with a natural gas heater. The heater is in ...
Charline R.
Advice for problem with neighbour
Hi There, I own a commercial property in Ontario, Ca. On May 30th I received an email, with no introduction, no photos, no invoice, from the residential property owner who lives behind my property telling me that s...
Grant Francke
A/C Unit Maintenance
Do you all have your A/C units looked at/worked on in the spring for preventative maintenance? Didn't know if it would make sense to have them all looked at to hopefully cut down on calls through out the summer.
T...
Lacee Beitler
Flipping a smokers property?
Hi everyone,
We are looking at a 4 unit property. It's a great deal, great area, and would be great cash flow, but there has been a smoker in there for 60 years (owner). His unit is very smoke damaged, and 2/3 other...
Nancy Almann
Tenants "out' of the rental, 'but we still need to clean!'
Tenants "moved out" yesterday (Saturday), then texted me that they were having someone come in to clean on Thursday. Um.... that's 5 days into the month, and you've left several large piles of bagged trash in the u...
Christopher Grgas
Investment properties in Beach Towns
Has anyone here invested in Beach towns in Ocean City, MD , Myrtle Beach, SC or Panama City Beach, Fl ? I’m interested In buying a property in a beach town and renting it out. Can you make a profit buying a property...
Shyam Sah
Tenant Owed Money and Destroyed the Property
Hello,
I rented out a rental property to a family. They stayed at the property for three years but never paid rent on time. I had enough of them and decided to vacate them since they stopped paying the rent. My prop...
Rick Baggenstoss
How much does your cleaning/turnover cost?
Please share the cost of turnover for those of you who outsource it. For example, I have a 3BR/1BA dedicated house which runs $110 including a couple of loads of laundry. It has four beds. Service doesn't include...
Richard Benjamin Wilhite
How do you deal with dog poop in the yard from tenant's pet
I'm "house-hacking" a duplex. I allowed the upstairs tenant to have a dog. It's in the lease. She pays modest pet fee per month. Over the last several months, the tenant has been letting the dog poop all over the yard...