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question: How should you compensate a tenant who's water you had to shut off for one night because it was very late and your handyman could not fix a leak in the water heater hose until the next day? Feeling bad and e...
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Setting up a STR and looking for feedback on what the best choice for a coffee setup is. Not sure if a pot invites poor guest management of it and overuse of grinds than they need or if K Cups are just overpriced and ...
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I have a friend that has about 12 properties they have had for over 27 1/2 years. The properties are completely depreciated out, they are all SFR, and I'd like to be able to give them solid advice. We have already s...
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I am buying a SFR as an investment property. It is out of state and will not be used in any way personally.I have a Self Directed IRA and would like to start trying out Mortgage notes.Is it OK or prohibited to do a f...
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Need help. This is what the contract says—
UTILITIES: Landlord shall not pay for any of the utilities and services and will be the responsibility of the tenant.
Temperatures this past winter caused the pipes to bur...
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What would you do if the refrigerator in your rental went out and the tenant just bought about $200 of groceries and they all spoiled? Would you reimburse the tenants for the groceries?
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Have you thought about increasing your bottom line with additional sources of income at your rentals? Here are some we have seen:
1. Telephone Contracts: Tenants do not have a phone so you rent space for a pay phone...
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I know this has been touched on in the past, but things change year-by-year and I thought I'd bring it up again.
I'm looking for ideas on holiday thank-you gifts for contractors - what kind of gift do you pur...
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My business partner and myself are about to purchase some land and place a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom shipping container home on it in the North GA mountains. Its a 40ft container on the main floor and a 20ft container on ...