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Steven Westlake Rehab tip of the day
26 April 2024 | 145 replies

Let’s start a list of issues with the property it self and how we fixed them:1. Painted over wall paper - used a belt sander with 60 grit, then a skim coat mud, then normal paint prep.2. Not enough matching doors - re...

Brie Schmidt Baseboard Heat?
26 October 2015 | 57 replies

We have a unit that currently has baseboard heat (electric) The tenants we had in there years ago never complained about the cost of heat, but the tenants we have had for the past 2 years say that their bill goes up $...

Kyler J Sloan Too Steep for Airbnb?
14 August 2021 | 38 replies

I have not had much exposure to the mountains of Tennessee, and wanted to get an opinion:
How bad is this driveway (link below)?Too steep for Airbnb?

Lee V. How to separate utilities between tenants??? Need help please
28 January 2022 | 68 replies

I own a triplex. I live in the main house up front which has its own water and electric meter. I have two small homes in the back that share a water and electric meter. How do I handle utilities for these homes since ...

Dan Mackin Effective Rent By The Room Strategies
10 April 2021 | 40 replies

As it becomes more prominent in the US it seems there should be a discussion on renting by the room. Yes, I'm aware that this has been done forever with student rentals, but I'm specifically talking about post-college...

Sam Leon An applicant with a unique request, wants to sign 5 year lease.
26 November 2015 | 43 replies

I have a unique request from an applicant for my SFR, who is an artist, and wants a five year lease.

His justification is he is an artist, wants a long term lease, to lock in the rent. He and wife, both arti...

Brian Orr New fourplex owner questions (utilities, rent, etc...)
10 November 2018 | 41 replies

Hey BP family,So I finally did it and made the jump into multi-family with my first 4plex closed today. I wanted to run the summary information here and get what feedback I could from all your experience. I've only pu...

Luis Guerra The 25% property management fee was killing my STR profits
23 June 2024 | 29 replies

Hello everyone,I've been managing my short-term rental (STR) in the Orlando area for a few years now. Initially, I handed over the management of my property to a company, giving up 25% of my earnings for them to handl...

Chris Kim Fed up and angry
28 September 2014 | 53 replies

So I've been marketing for at least 2 months now. Sent out about 100 hand written yellow letters, not a single response. Put out about 40 bandit signs. Got 1 call from it with from a homeowner asking for 50k more than...

Account Closed Buy & Holds Out-of-State Portfolios - Who has been holding for 10+ years?
6 April 2015 | 114 replies

I'm working numbers for some out-state buy-and-holds.  As usual, I'm underwhelmed by the numbers, especially in the Midwest and the South.  Man, those are some low rents, even in good areas for good houses.I'd like to...