Hello All,There's a chance that my current tenant will move out on 9/30, and a new tenant will move in in Oct.Of course the most ideal scenario would be having the new tenant move in on 10/01, but this seems impracti...

Hi everyone, we are thinking of charging a monthly maintenance fee to cover our semiannual preventative maintenance inspections (where we check for leaks, clean the AC unit, replace the furnace filter, etc.) and also ...

What is your check out procedure for guests?  (run dishwasher, take trash out, strip beds?) Do you have a vacuum in each property or does cleaner bring their own? (I never thought of this until bed bugs were brought t...

I have recently finished college and moved out of my apartment to start my new job as an architect.  The apartment management team sent me an email saying I owe fees of $110 within the next 30 days.  $25: failure to p...

Hello, all!I recently was forced to move out of a unit due to the owner wanting to reclaim that particular unit to “upgrade” it.Anyways, after all that I was still charged a couple of cleaning fees for the carpet/furn...

Hello! I am so grateful to become a part of the bigger pocket's community. 
I live in Western Mass and am looking to begin my investment journey. I started a cleaning business at the beginning of 2023 and am now look...

Here's a list of my pros and cons of medium-term rentals as compared to traditional LTR. This list is based on my own personal experience of running a monthly rental in Austin, TX.Cons:1. More turnover - My average st...

Hello,I'm just looking ahead and I know one tenant, who is not particularly clean, is not planning on renewing their lease. How do you go about walking prospective tenants through places like this? How much time do yo...

I have two STR properties coming online in April/May. What tips do you have for finding cleaners? I am not in a typical vacation area, so I doubt there are many cleaners used to dealing with STRs. Do I look for an e...

All,I have a "stupid" question... does landloard respondsible for window cleaning?  I have a new tenant move in, I have taken care all the misc. small repair items, and not sure how to respond to a "all windows need t...