Dear BiggerPocket Members,This is my first question in forum and please pardon me if there are any mistakes. Sorry for the long post.I own one residential rental property and it is being managed by Property managemen...
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I like to be proactive on some maintenance issues . So today was sewer snaking day . A full 10 hours of running the sewer snake down 7 different sewer lines . Some may ask why ? But I have found that if I do this onc...
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Hi all,Enjoying an annoying landlord experience and would love your advice.Tenant reported the master toilet to be leaking slightly from the handle. We got a maintenance guy out to inspect and repair, but he didn't h...
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What are some of the advantages of buying a condo instead of SFH for LTR? I understand condos doesn't appreciate and might have high HOA.
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What would you say are traits of a good property manager? What about a bad one?
Are you proactively managing your property or is your property starting down a death spiral?Horror stories abound about the problems first time rental owners’ encounter managing their properties. The problem gets wors...
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Hey all,
WHAT QUESTIONS, red-flags, important criteria do you recommend and follow when interviewing and selecting a property manager?
*Brief Backstory*
In the last year we have moved from flipping to buy-and-hold...
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Hey BP, I had a question on saving for expenses. I understand from the podcast and reading how important it is to account and save for Vacancy, Repairs, and CapEx Expenditures in Buy and Hold Rentals. The BP calculato...
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Hey BiggerPockets, when hiring a property management company, can I hire the company to manage even just one property? Also, how do I screen/pre-check a company to see if they are a good company? All replies are appre...
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Dear BP community,I've got a question here. When you are doing a full rehab (new floors, kitchen, bathrooms, windows, electric, insulation) in a single-family house, should you try to install new HVAC system, new furn...