Gayle Eisner
Questions about hiring a CPA
Greetings:
I am a small timer but I own three rental properties. Currently, I have a CPA that I have been using a few years. I am not an expert in this area, but it seems that I am the one that has to point out to ...
Richard Benjamin Wilhite
How do you deal with dog poop in the yard from tenant's pet
I'm "house-hacking" a duplex. I allowed the upstairs tenant to have a dog. It's in the lease. She pays modest pet fee per month. Over the last several months, the tenant has been letting the dog poop all over the yard...
Anurag Kumar
HVAC Maintenance Plan Recommendations?
Hey Guys. I am about to turn my primary residence into a rental and I am trying to decide the best way to ensure HVAC maintenance given that doing it myself will not be an option. I think getting a maintenance plan wo...
Mindy Jensen
How Often Do You Walk Through Your Rentals?
Twice this morning I have read posts where people have asked this question.How often do you go through your rentals? I have a friend who rents to college kids, and he "offers" to change the furnace filter every month ...
Desiree L.
STR Loophole- Huge return for me
I have to give a shout out to Bigger Pockets! I am a regular listener to the Bigger Pockets podcasts when I am doing chores around my house and my STR property. A few months ago, I was listening to a podcast (I thin...
Scott Ficek
When do you evict (be honest!)
New topic: I hear a lot of landlords say all proudly: "I evict those #&#*D%@ tenants 5 minutes after the rent is late". OK. Be honest, when do you start the process? Do you give anyone some slack? If so, whe...
Bradley Hager
Tenant screening a corporation or business
My question is what is the proper way to screen/credit check a business who will be paying for a residential lease? I have a potential renter for a single family property where the company they work for will be payin...
Sherry Woods
Water leak tenant told me after it was leaking a month
We have a tenant that told us there was a running toilet a month after it started to leak. The water co says that it started 4 days after they moved in but they did not tell us for a month. Now she has a $500.00 wate...
Walt Thiessen
How can a real estate agent most help you? Where do real estate agents fall down on the job for you?
Hi. I'm a new member. I'm marketing guy who lives in Simsbury, CT, and I provide online marketing services for a real estate agent based in the Houston, TX area. In the course of helping her over the past two months, ...
Greg Zelner
Airbnb, landlords, and management
Hi guys, maybe I can get some feedback here from the conservative landlords and/ or investor. I’ve been running Airbnb’s for several years now using sub-renting. (I rent out long-term and ask for permission to Airbnb,...