Bobby Paquette
Little things that make a big difference
What are some things you put in or do to all of your rental properties to make your life eaiser? Things like annual HVAC Maintanence, or things some people wouldn't think to do ?
Yordano Alicea
Section 8 Tenant Evictions
I purchased my first investment property in NJ back in 2020. It being my first property I decided to go all out and spend more money than I should have on the renovations. Once completed, I decided (at the behest of m...
Ade Akingbade
Not Going Well - Seeking Advice for Rental Property Challenges
Last month, I purchased my first rental property in Baltimore for $117k and invested an additional $13k in renovations. Since then, I've encountered several significant issues:
1. **Air Conditioning:** The AC unit ...
George P.
AC filter gets dirty after 2 weeks - duct need cleaning?
Just wanted to see if anyone had this problem, too.
I installen an AC filter (rating 800 or something) and after 2 weeks I checked it and discovered that it is very dirty. Is that the duct dirt that I need to address ...
Karyn Robson
Charges for property damage/Security Deposit
After the end of a 3 year lease tenant moved out. When I inspected the house I found several move out items (specifically required by the lease) to be incomplete. The charges for the carpet cleaning, window cleaning...
Joe Kato
Mold an issue? Just paint over it?
Tenants moving out showed me mold in the closets. Is this a long term problem or just something maybe specific to these tenants? This is coastal New England. Planning to paint it with kilz or similar, anything else ...
Jimmy S.
Water Leak and tenant is complaining about mold and moved out
I had a leak several months ago, the window cap blew off and I repaired and fixed it. Now I get a called about 1 week ago and there is a massive leak from somewhere. Either from the other window, or from the tenants...
Jon S.
Tenants Want to Completely Turn Off Electicity and AC?
It's 96 degree days here in Tampa as summer approaches, and getting hotter. A tenant is moving out at the end of this month, but they want to shut off their power 2 weeks before their lease is up, because they are mov...
Ken Latchers
Short Term Rentals - Obsessions
The following are obsessions I see from owners about running their STRs. They gross tens of thousands in revenue, but go into a rage (Baba Yaga?) when a few dollars is at risk. The law of averages says that there will...
Nathan Murray
Boiler/radiators and HUD
Has anyone ever had an issue with a HUD home winterization? Situation:Under contract with HUD prior the the polar vortex🥶 that hit last week. The house was winterized, includIng the radIators, and all utilities turned...