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PM maintenance team overcharging hours?
I own a single family rental in SC, just south of Charlotte, NC. Our property management company is based in central Charlotte, about 30 minutes north. My tenants recently submitted two separate maintenance requests t...
Edwin Hay
Buy and hold advice and help.
New here and would like to first say hi to every one.
My wife and I are are the 50 mark and been married only 7 years. Unfortunately neither of us had anything to bring to the marriage in the way of retirement. So w...
Jack B.
Managing rentals out of state without a PM?
Right now I have to drive out occasionally for inspection if a neighbor complains, or there is a maintenance issue, etc. It's super rare. With an occupied unit I can usually just have the tenant handle letting a cont...
Sofia Sharkey
How to dispose trash for 10+ STR units?
When @Tom Sharkey and I first started our STRs, we would collect the weekly garbage and take it out on 'trash days' to be picked up. Now we have several units (trash days are different) and don't have the time to go u...
Jacky Johnson
How to tell past tenant to remove his car
I have a tenant who voluntarily terminated his tenancy and moved out on 11/2. I'm currently doing owner move-in after he left. On the night after he left, I asked him when he will remove his two cars parked on the str...
Bradley Jernigan
Advantages of a good property manager
One thing I have been lucky about is having property managers already present at the property I bought and them wanting to continue to manage the property after. This has been a huge advantage as property managers off...
Jonathan Darensbourg
Lender recommendation needed in New Orleans, LA
I bought a vacant lot, I build a house with cash and now I am in the process of getting an appraisal. I hope to get a loan after the appraisal is completed. When I get the loan, I would like to purchase another house....
Michele Harrington
Student Rental - Property Management Rates
Hi BP Folks! Looking into investing in student rentals approximately 2 hr. drive from me. Would like to scope out what I should I expect as a reasonable rate for having a third party property management company handle...
David Hilleke
On-site Airbnb manager
Hello all!Has anyone experimented with small scale multifamily (4 in my particular case) and having one unit occupied long term by an individual who runs the other units through Airbnb? I like the idea of having someo...
Ho Eun Park
Investors that self manage: becoming a handyman yourself...how?
Hello,Kind of an odd question. I have a dilemma where my current property manager may retire in ~5years. I mean that's still awhile but I am the type of person that likes to think many years ahead. I recently graduate...