Laura R.
Rental management company - do I have a case?
Hello,
I had a situation with a rental property I own where there was a sump failure. The sump is located in the garage. With pump failure, the sump overflows and water runs down the couple of steps that lead from ...
Chris Roush
Toilet nightmare (and how property management is dealing with it)
I hate to post about the cliché problem of a toilet not flushing at 2 AM, but I'm currently dealing with this problem with a particular property under management. They have received 3 emergency calls (and charged me a...
Tyler Tacy
Missing tenant, pulled out with EMS last week
Hey guys! I have a 4 unit currently. 2 vacant units I'm rehabbing and the other 2 I inherited tenants on.Went there yesterday to work and a neighbor told me one of my tenants was pulled out on a stretcher with EMS and...
Paul Witte
Managing night/weekend/vacation-time calls
Question for self-managing landlords:I'm just getting started managing rentals. To me 10% of rents to PM seems like it would be a weight off my shoulders, but I also have trouble justifying the expense for the limite...
Kate Jones
How to be easily accessible
Hi BP.
So my husband and I are working on buying our first property. We are planning to house-hack our first few properties. As we continue to grow, how have you and/or your significant other deal with tenants? For e...
Sandy J.
Ways to handle tenant maintenance when self-managing?
What are the best ways to handle tenant maintenance, emergency and non-emergency, without hiring staff, doing repairs yourself, or being on call 24/7/365?My husband and I have @10 units (single family and duplex) that...
Frank Jennings
Managing the property while on vacation
I have a duplex that I manage myself. I collect the rents and I find new tenants, no problem. And I have all my contractors that I like lined up, so I really don't have any problem managing the property. But I was wan...
Justin Dziedzic
Needy Tenant - first time landlord
Ok, first rental and first tenant. This forum has been a godsend in terms of helping me and my first-time landlord anxieties. So, I have my first tenant, everything checked out, she was qualified, etc. She has been in...
Daniel Lehman
Landlord response time
I live in NY and own a couple multifamily properties. I have a formal meeting with new tenants where I go over what I expect from them and what they can expect from me. One of the things I tell them is my business hou...
Adam Eckhoff
What would you do?
Hello everyone,I'm looking to purchase my first rental property (preferably a duplex). I purchased a home back in 2020 for $360,000 (rounded). The home appreciated in value, to north of $550,000 (rounded). I currently...