Jason Strauss
General Advice on renting my property
I am moving out of my primary residence of 5 years, and transitioning it to a rental property. I've already hired a full-service management team who will provide turn-key management. I've begun keeping receipts on u...
Manuel Fuentes
Fake Lender: this guy is a fraud!
Dear members: This post is to warn you. Do not do business with an individual by the name "Trex Samson" or his company "Trex Samson LLC". If you see this individual around, he is a fraudulent lender. I had been workin...
Mallory Thompson
Failing Foundation Repair Done Under Previous Owner
Situation - Before we purchased our current home, it was hit by a drunk driver and the foundation was significantly damaged. The previous owner had a repair done that is now failing. We got the claim information from ...
Oleg Serdyuk
Property management company does not provide previous tenant's social security number
A property management company is managing my investment property. The tenant left, owing a significant amount of money. As a result, I am not planning to continue working with that property management company. Now, I ...
Brian Chen
Rentrange vs Rentometer
Hi all,I have heard a lot about Rentometer and I use it myself. However, I recently went to a property manager with a few properties and the rent estimate came back way under. The tool they used to get their estimat...
Brandon Duff
Horrible experience with SmartMove
I was excited to start using SmartMove and used coupon code : bgrpktsstd Which showed a free credit check by a landlord ( see attached picture) After checking my credit card I was charged $35 dollars. I decided to ca...
John Cantu
Lender Requires Flood Insurance in a non Flood Plain
Hello BP,
I am purchasing an investment property from the owner himself, who is also an investor. He is requiring the flood insurance to be paid for the year at closing but the property is not in a floodplain. In fac...
Mike Redick
Property Manager Recommendations in Buffalo, NY Area
There's a couple threads on here from about 2 years ago asking for PM recommendations, however a lot of the people in those threads stated they couldn't find a good company. Of the three companies I did sift out of th...
Vibhu Arya
4PLEX Property Management Contract: Key things to include?
Hi, I'm looking to engage with reasonable Property Management Companies for my 4PLEX that I'm looking to close soon. To safeguard my self as an owner - what are some of the key things I should for sure have in the co...
Kevin Enderle
The Importance of a Professional Lawn and Landscape Service
Taking care of a property's exterior is important. The lawn and landscape make a major impact on the condition and visual appeal of your property. Here in my area, we have a lot of college rentals. I see a ton of land...