Vikram Arora
Fogged windows - looking for recommendations in Raleigh area
Hi,We just bought a 2006 townhome for renting out. About 9 windows are fogged up..got a few quotes..one from HD..coming to about 7k ..most folks are recommending replacement. Do these prices seem reasonable? Any bette...
Luke H.
WWYD - Late payments after 5 years of on time payments
Tenants have been in property for 5 years. Have always paid on time, no issues, always willing to help with maintenance of property.This month, the rent late day passed, I called and tenant said they ran into some iss...
Rich Kniss
How to get rid of cigarette smoke in SFR?
An investor friend of mine is purchasing a SFR. The tenants had done a lot of smoking to the point of staining the walls. Will replacing carpet & pad, and all new paint take care of it, or are other measures in or...
Sam Bandak
Property Tax delinquent properties
I am located in Denver, Colorado and came across the strategy of buying off of the delinquent property list in the book titled “how to invest in real estate” by Joshua and Brandon. I loved the idea and I was thinking ...
Alexander Sobrado
Top Down Property Screening
Hi all,I'm a fairly inexperienced investor (have owned one property) who now lives in Southern CA where cap rates are very low. Given that there isn't all that much attractive in my immediate area (cap rates are very ...
Ben Relph
Rent Talk
I recently read Mike Butler's book Landlording on AutoPilot. One of the things that is in his book is setting up a "rent talk" with new tenants before they move in. In this talk you discuss your expectations and wor...
Albert Johnson
Would tenant be responsible for AC repairs?
It has been really hot this week. When the tenant moved in everything was in good working condition. HVAC is about 3 years old. Tenant is saying AC won't cool to 73 degrees. It hols on 80.I told the tenant not to low...
Lynn DeShazo
Getting rid of super-strong pet odors in a rehab -your story?
I'm about to rehab a property in need of odor remediation in a big way - cats. I got an estimate from Servpro, it's so bad. Every scrap of carpet and pad has to come out. Floors will be cleaned and sealed, surfaces an...
Carmel Duffy
The Lazy Tenant who sleeps all day.
I have this tenant who continually refuses to empty the lint from the dryer. I have told him it is a fire hazard, but he continues to ignore me.
The lease states he has to do the yard work but today he told me he doe...
Perry Schoolfield
Yellow Letter / Listsource question for wholesale properties
I'm using the listsource mailing list for my yellow letters to locate
properties to wholesale, and have had some success.
For those that are familiar with the selection criteria you go through on that website when ...