Chris Bluem
STR - City Inspection
Hi!I am about to launch my first STR in south Florida. We just got done doing a full renovation. Our city requires a STR license and city inspection.I was reading through the list of requirements and nothing too bad (...
Stephen Nava
Carbon Monoxide and Fire Alarms
What is the new CO and Fire alarm law for Austin, Texas?
Nathan Gesner
Need recommendations for monitoring vacant home
I am looking for a device that can monitor a vacant home. My vacation rental is in a remote area and I may go weeks without visiting it. I need to be alerted when the temperature drops, there's a water leak, or if the...
Joe M.
Portable Alarm System
could anyone reccomend a good portable alarm system?
ideally I'd like an alarm that operates on a cellular signal and is essentially a wireless system that I could move from property to property.
I've found the 'tat...
Robert Hernandez
Help vacant unit was broken into!
Hello BP family,I just had a vacant unit broken into by some homeless people. They were in the unit for about a day and saw people in the unit and called the cops. They left before the cops arrived. The damage was low...
Sam Leon
Citizens Insurance
I have Citizens Insurance dwelling policy on a triplex and I noticed a "PROTECTIVE DEVICE CREDIT".Looking that up online there is a reference to it on how this credit is calculated:PROTECTIVE DEVICE CREDIT: Burglar = ...
Kyle Trotman
Inexpensive Ways to Avoid Spending THOUSANDS on Repairs
Hey guys! A little backstory that inspired me to write this post! I went on a call today to a house an women had been renting for the past 14 years. She claims to never go downstairs because of the stairs but she hear...
Patrick Philip
What is the best way to do security system for rehabs?
I am just getting in to rehabs. I want all of my rehab properties to be under security camera surveillance, both inside and out, during the rehab and while it's vacant.I know where to buy cameras, but I need some spec...
Vijaianand Thirunageswaram
Property Owners, How much do you know about Texas property Code?
I know there are lot of property owners in our forum. How many of you really know about Texas Property code which pertains to the Rentals?Please don't go google immediately and post the answers. Try it out without s...
Maura O'Connor
Is there a good cigarette smoke detector with WiFi or memory?
I would appreciate any recommendation for a cigarette smoke detector that either can be checked remotely by WiFi or that has a memory function. I have a tenant in one of my units in a nonsmoking building who is smoki...