Marky Suazo
Standard Property Management
Hello all"Ive been looking into a few turnkey companies and I am in the process of vetting one that uses an outside property management company. I''m trying to get a better understanding of their fee structure and wha...
Taylor Martel
Tenants stained new epoxy garage flooring - can we charge for th?
We have a larger rental home in TX that was built 2017. In August 2018, we had epoxy flooring installed in the 3 car garage. In November we vacated the property and had the place professionally cleaned. Property was v...
David Zimmer
Cleaning costs and pet fees
How do you handle the combination of charging pet fees and cleaning fees? Do the cleaners make more money if there is a pet? Does your cleaner just charge "per turn" regardless of a pet or not?
I'm paying my cleaner...
Rishita Tiwari
Tenants with service dogs
Dear Community,
I was having an interesting discussion with another landlord on the real estate partners discord (https://discord.gg/pKh34Yu3PM) regarding tenants having service dogs. So basically, some jurisdictions...
Ryan Monsalud
Is finishing a basement worth it?
Hi all,
Brand new to BP so sorry if this question has been answered. I'm currently analyzing (hopefully not analysis paralysis) on whether its beneficial to finish the basement in the rental property I'm purchasing. ...
Paul Cumming
Is this charge reasonable? Squirrels and HVAC
I just received 2 bills from my property manager in Memphis. $575 to trap squirrels (they caught 4) and $500 to "fix a fan. Fan was on low speed. Moved the wires to run on high. AC is now working as it should".
I don...
Jeff Greenberg
Repair Holdback on a 1031
An investor has 400 k that needs to be exchanged. We have identified two properties with a combined asking price of 1 mil. 25% down and closing costs would get us around 275k. The two properties could use 125k ...
April Griffith
Outrageous (IMO) snow removal charge
I use a property management company, and they used two vendors for snow removal at my house (short one-car driveway, small amount of sidewalk in Omaha, NE). Between Jan 23 and Mar 2, I'm being charged almost $1700 for...
Kalpesh Kamdar
Security deposit at the time of lease renewal ?
Hi Everyone - Hoping to get a point of view. I have a tenant since the last 10 months in a brand new home I purchased as investment and I have visited them a couple of times to make sure they are maintaining the home....
Ted Davis
Rent collection software
Hi all,My wife and I are about to convert our primary into a rental. Any recommendations on software or systems to use for one rental? As always we appreciate your feedback