I just had a new set of tenants move into my rental. Their initial move-in form noted a few conditions that they asked to have repaired. Although I was able to fix most of the issues, there were one or two that I coul...

Hi Guys,I have a 4 plex in Akron, OH that I just transferred to a new property manager. They got all units rented within a matter of a week, which was awesome! But they failed to charge the tenants utilities besides e...

Looking for suggestions from others rehabbing properties in Southern California and dealing with landscaping choices in light of the ongoing drought:I have an upcoming flip in San Diego in a neighborhood with a lot of...

First if its your property do what ever the law will allow you to do without a contractors license. With that being said I am a contractor an electrical contractor to be exact. For those that don't know the majority o...

So, 4 rental properties and 1 flip later, I'm getting discouraged. I'm pregnant and sick, and SICK of dealing with tenant issues and contractors. Plus, our flip has been on the market for about 3 weeks now, with no ...

So heres the problem. I would like to see if anyone else has encountered this before and what you would do.

I have a tenant, section 8 pays rent but does not pay utilities. The gas is in the tenants name but i re...

Hello all, I have a large 5 unit building that is all separate electric baseboard heat. The building consists of 3 units that are 3/1, and then two 1 bedrooms. It's two floors. The left side of the building is two of ...

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I've been a lurker on and off for about two years now and I'm constantly impressed by the discussions and advice to be found on this site. I figured it was about time to get off the sidelines and join in...

Hi all,I am going to see a property this week that has fuses in lieu of circuit breakers.  I am planning on replacing the fuse box, but I am wondering what other work this may trigger.  The house was built in 1960, so...

So I'm looking at purchasing a MF home but the landlord pays utilities and with Michigan winters this could get pricey on a 1900 sq foot house. Any creative ideas for tenants to keep the bills down? Rent is 1150 per m...