Josh McCullough
Apartment cleanly issues
I purchased an 8 unit last month. In 1 of the units, the tenant has been there since 2001. Her kitchen walls and ceiling are orange from grease splatter. I'd really like this cleaned up. Who is responsible for that? C...
Patrik Kusek
Smoking in rental unit
Hi everyoneI'm am considering purchasing a couple of condos next door to each other. They are in pretty good shape and are tenant occupied with long term tenants. However, on the inspection reports the inspector liste...
Christopher Geddes
Does anyone include cleaning service for tenants?
Hi All,I'm new to BP. I recently purchased my first property in Montana. My unit is near a university and I inherited college students. They are fine renters but I have noticed that cleanliness is average at best and ...
Maan Najjar
Self-managing my first STR in Smoky Mountains
Hello all,Few months ago I purchased my first property in the smoky mountains in Pigeon Forge. Initially signed up for property management for few months before I'm mentally prepared to start self-managing. Now I fina...
Dan H.
Underwriting STR - Looks promising but deeper evaluation shows poor return
This cabin is in the sierras near Giant Sequoia National Monument. I identified a nice cabin in a nice area that I was going to offer $500k to STR it. Bonus I found a co-host with a presence in the area that would co...
John Chapman
window coverings for student rentals
What is the least maintenance window covering for college student rentals? We have 20 properties ranging in age from 1 to 90 years old. I would like to standardize on a window covering that is low maintenance and...
Brad Johnson
Help me vet an Airbnb Vacation Rental
I'm looking at possibly purchasing a beach house and Airbnb'ing it. The general rule of thumb I've heard is to expect 1% of the purchase price in gross revenue, but Airdna suggests this property is almost 2%:501 s sho...
Charles Oglesby
What to do about a smoking tenant after she leaves...
I have a unit that is coming available at the end of the month. During our inspection a few months back we could smell smoke in the unit. I am assuming that despite our letter she went back to smoking in the unit.My ...
Sean Wilt
Lower rent higher cleaning fee or higher rent lower cleaning fee?
Question. I'm thinking higher daily rent with a lower cleaning fee is best? Say $400/night as an example with $150 cleaning fee which would be the going rate in my area so cleaning fee would essentially be a pass th...
Lauren Heinen
Number Crunching/Underwriting with Cleaning Fees
Hi! We have moved our market to New Mexico mountain ranges for STR purchasing. These houses are a lot cheaper, and therefore bring in less income. I am looking at some seller financed deals at <5% interest rate, bu...