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Results (214)
John K. Cool things you do that others don't?
20 March 2014 | 29 replies

Does anyone as a landlord do anything they have thought is cool and has worked out well?

For example, I had refrigerator magnets made for our property management company with the phone number to call for iss...

Joe Fairless What is something nice I can do for apt residents?
20 January 2017 | 43 replies

Have any ideas of what I can provide residents of a large class C apt community? I'd like to give them something nice and unexpected. Some parameters I'd like to stay within: - no rent concessions- ideally very inexpe...

Ed O. Tenant emergency procedures
25 June 2019 | 8 replies

[b]Had a close call recently. Had a wonderful 2 handle faucet that was slightly running (smashed washers, couldn't shut off 100%) and a tub drain that couldn't keep up with it. Luckily we were able to avoid a big disa...

Michael Healy What if you're not handy???
23 June 2016 | 28 replies

So, something has always bugged me a little bit reading these forums and blog posts. If someone is self managing a few MFH, why does everyone seem to feel they have to run over at 3am to deal with a clogged toilet? W...

Michelle Brockway Good tenant turned annoying....mentally trying not to be bothered.
19 November 2014 | 17 replies

Good Evening All-I have been scoping Bigger Pockets out for a little over a year (stumbled upon it while searching about real estate) and have been a little self-conscious about asking questions.  No one wants to soun...

Becca F. Tenants clogging up sink/toilets and being a nice landlord
11 January 2024 | 25 replies

I have had 2 different tenants in different properties clog up the plumbing. SFH#1 that I self manage locally claimed that the garbage disposal wasn’t working. The plumber checked and said it was. This was a renovated...

Travis Williams New to the forum... my 1st (and 2nd) deals
25 April 2011 | 37 replies

Hello everyone!! My name is Travis. I've been browsing these forums for a while as well as doing my own reading/research about real estate investing for quite a while. My wife and I have decided to do this as a side...

Mike Palmer Keyless combination entry locks a good idea?
17 June 2020 | 50 replies

I have only been able to find a few posts on the use of keyless locks. I am thinking of a changeover to keyless, but wondering whether to go digital or mechanical. I have the Schlage digital on my house and I LOVE ...

Dana R. Tenant scheduled a repair without notifying me first
3 January 2015 | 35 replies

I have a tenant who emailed me at my work e-mail account on Christmas about a leaking garbage disposal that didn't seem to work anymore and that they had scheduled Roto Rooter to come fix it. Normally, I know that a l...

Orita Issartel Tenant buys refrigerator without consulting me wants me to pay
14 October 2017 | 37 replies

A tenant who has just moved into a property I was using once a week for 2-3 days at a time had told me last week that they had a problem with the fridge. The wife told me she had cleaned under and it looked like it wa...