Mimi Booker
Paying too much for maintenance & repairs?
I am a new landlord with 1 single family residence in Houston, TX which was built in 2005. I just had some maintenance & repairs done to the house:- $220 to replace A/C drain pan and overflow plug.- $85 for a "S...
John Vietmeyer
Expenses invoiced under $2500
Can a property improvement under $2500 be written off in the year it occurs, even if the expense happens before a renter is put into the property?In the old tax system, my understanding was that home repair expenses c...
Hailey Peterson
Converting primary to rental: timing of improvements for tax deductions
Hello! I am interested in converting my primary residence (have lived in 7 years) to a rental. I want to make some improvements prior to renting in order to make it more desirable, but am wondering how this impacts ta...
Cynthia Ackley
Property Guardian vs Property Management Company
After many years of working in the property management and real estate sectors I am looking to get out of the management office and more into the field of providing a regular maintenance/property guardian service. The...
John L.
Addressing improvements when converting residence to rental
I'm looking to convert my primary residence to rental before the end of the year. There are some maintenance and improvements necessary to make suitable for rent. For example, I need to fix some gutters and downspout...
Jozlyn Parker
Managing an Airbnb remotely
HII guys, I wanted to ask how do you go about managing your first Airbnb property remotely ? Without the help of a property manager. - And what if something breaks/or repairs need to be done, and your living a far how...
Chance Cooper
How are you guys handling work orders?
I am having some issues with my tenant and HVAC issues. Is there any type of process that you guys use when there is an issue with the property, then dispatching a company out to fix it?I am thinking about establishin...
Jens Nielsen
Rehab of 2 out of 4 units -add to basis or deduct as repairs
I purchased a 4-plex in 2016. Two of the 4 units were empty, so we did some repairs on those units (new carpet, tile and paint), plus we installed a new roof, repaired an exterior wall and fixed potholes in the parkin...
Yafei Tang
Should I repair the washer for the tenants?
Hello! I would love to get some suggestions about how to handle the situation I ran into. I bought a rental house and inherited the one-year lease and the tenants. The lease will be due in 4 months and the tenants are...
Kirsten Ostby
Best Home Warranty type companies?
I have a SFH rental in North Carolina and I'm looking into getting some type of home warranty plan for the appliances and HVAC systems. Does anyone have a company they recommend? I would prefer one that doesn't charge...