David Mathews
Switching utilities from one tenant to the next
Hello BP fam. Situation: I'm a fairly newbie. 3 houses so far and this month is my 1st turnover. I have a tenant moving out this month on the 24th and already have a qualified applicant who placed a deposit to hold fo...
Michael Behr
Let’s talk about inspection
I have a house that was recently inspected. It’s 1960 built. The house is updated on the inside ( add said completely remodeled inside)The inspection came back and noted the Circuit breaker panel was the fuse type a...
Holly Barrett
Beware of Landlord Utility Accounts!!
So I have to share this situation with others, I don't want it to happen to you!In March of 2020 I sold a rental.Prior to that I had tenants there. I had also set up landlord accounts w/water and electric. These were ...
Jason Fike
Alpine Property Management of Kansas City
My review of Alpine Kansas City Property Management. Owners Marcus and Cara Painter. Alpine managed 4 properties I owned. This business relationship ended in disaster. According to Alpine's own records, Alpine failed ...
Richard Phillip Lewis
What Utilities to include in the rent?
I'm in the process of gathering applications to rent my recently renovated duplex in Point Pleasant, NJ. My initial plan was to simply have tenants pay Rent + Utilities. I showed the property the other day and a tenan...
Michael Fundaro
Water company put a lien on my property
I am just about finished going through a roughly 2 year debacle with the local water company here (MDC). The story has a lot of moving parts so forgive me if it gets confusing, I know I was confused as this all unrav...
Mike A.
Water meter out of control. Utility not helping - Please help!!!
We've owned a building for about 3 years in the city. We just received our water bill for said building last week. We called the useless water dept, and they sent someone out. The water meter is going out of control, ...
Denis Dineen
Converting Garage During Covid-19
I have a property in Daly City, less then 5 minutes from SF, which is currently being rented out by a family upstairs and has recently been vacated in the separated downstairs garage area, which currently has a permit...
Sam Boyer
"On Call" Property Manager in rural area?
I am new to all this and self manage right now, i have the potential for a 11 plex that has a 15% cap. I am a rural area and so are they, there are no professional property management companies in the area. I am o...
Faisal Farnas
Replace Windows Or Seal Them Shut?
Hello,I closed on a property that I intend to rehab and rent out. SFH in a class B neighborhood and rent is $1000. It has 10 windows, and most of them are in decent condition expect that they don't open properly, or w...