JD Martin
Looking to you good STR'ers to give me a STR crash course lesson!
Good afternoon all!Most of you might not recognize me because I don't hang out in this section much because, well, I've never had a short-term rental. My main area of experience is in long term buy & hold. So I'm ...
Patrick Philip
Questions about this flips appearance?
Just 2 minor questions.Wall texture was sprayed all over the pipes and electric behind the water heater. Is this super important to remove? It would probably take a lot of elbow grease since it's been dry for over a w...
Maria Holodnaya
Sudden surge in code violations. How to stop annoying code inspector?
I recently turned my SFH (in a C class neighborhood) into a rental property after living there for 3 years. I don't have an HOA. In the past 3 years, I never received any letters from the code inspector but recently I...
Drew Sygit
The Most Important Part of Any Move-In: The Inspection Checklist
It’s always good to stay organized, but when you’re doing something as complex as moving into a new home, it’s not just good — it should be mandatory.
When you’re moving into a new home, especially a rental, ...
Kay M.
Do you take tenant's personal life into consideration when choosing?
If you are screening tenants and you figure that the tenant might be have a difficult life situation, would you put that into consideration when choosing if the financial side of the screening passes?
On a hunch a...
Brian Garlington
Potential Renter asking for additional cleaning/painting be done
I'd like to get feedback from the forum as to this situation and how I've answered her.....I have a potential renter that has gone through the background check successfully, and I've talked to her previous landlords a...
Daniel Domer
Cocoa Beach Canal/Pool Home - Mgmt Co or Self for Short Term Rent
Hello all,
Looking for some general advice here, we are closing on a 4BR/2BA Canal/Pool home in Cocoa Beach next month. We have to furnish it all and from there are looking to use it for short term rentals (Air BNB, ...
Burt L.
How to Cancel Lease Before Tenants Occupy - True Colors Shown
Appeal to BP Nation- I have erred in accepting tenants and seek to cancel a lease before the tenants occupy. I went through my usual screening process which has treated me well for decades and it looks like I missed s...
Karl McGarvey
League City Texas - New Investors
Hey All! My wife and I are in what I am calling our "education" phase of the REI process. We currently live in League City TX and are looking to get into our first deal sometime around February. Have been contacted by...
Alessandra C.
Tenant abandoned the property
In the last month I had 2 tenants that moved out with prior notice (which is required, 30 days in advance of the 1st of the month). One sent keys by mail and one called saying he was vacating the home and left keys i...