James Hiddle
I Have A New System It's Called The Fed Up System
So I woke up today and in one of my email addys was 81 unread emails. Sorting through all of them at least 70 of them were soliciting Greg Clement's new SIMS(Simple Internet Marketing Solutions)program.
Well it doesn...
Zach Barber
How to deal with maintenance issues while working a full time job
While at work, my tenant called me about 11 times today because her hot water went out. I have been working on the plumbing on my days off, so I wasn't sure if it was something I had messed with or if it was an issue ...
Matt Vanden Toorn
2 Words That Have Saved Me Hours of Frustration
Like most of you, I do most of my advertising for my rentals through craigslist. Nothing irritates me more than setting up an appointment, driving over to the rental property to meet a prospective tenant and no one sh...
Keith Shackleford
HOA issues with a rental
Im having an HOA issue with one of my rental properties and would appreciate any advice. I have a rental in a neighborhood with an HOA. Recently they decided to add a "Rental Reporting Policy" which essentially includ...
G Pyros
Renting an apartment in Suzhou, China EXPAT
Posting this out of curiosity among other posters. I have been assigned to a temporary EXPAT in Suzhou, China for 18 months. Went house hunting in the land of "condos/apartment" living. Literally, every housing "compo...
Bob Galivan
No-Go GoSection8.com; Problems with rental estimates
Over the past year or so, we have been using GoSection8.com (now AffordableHousing.com) as a source for estimating rental values for units that we were opening to subsidized housing customers. A constant source of irr...
Nick Ruffini
Getting a better understanding of IRR
Hi All,
I'm trying to get a better idea of IRR. I'm not trying to figure out how IRR is calculated, but I'm looking to understand what that means in terms of returns.
For example, I had a conversation with someone ...
Victoria Dransoff
Looking for attorney to help with eviction in Montco PA
Hi All!Unfortunately, I am in the process of evicting a tenant in Pottstown, PA. My property management company has handled the eviction to this point - filing, etc. The court ruled in my favor - Yay! and the tenant...
Jason Clark
Marketing a Rental to ATTRACT Smokers?
Quick question, I know most property owners dont want smokers in thier units but has anybody actually marketed TO smokers? I ask because I have a 400sf studio unit that had a smoker who totally ruined the inside. He j...
Kenneth Garrett
Monthly reminders for rent payment
I have ten rental units with a combination of SFH and duplexes. I do not send out monthly reminders that rent is due. I have not had problems with rent being on time. Just curious if most people send out statements...