Carl Mathis
Tenant complaint - heat bill / drafts
New tenant in longtime successfully rented SFR. Unincorporated California - rent control and special tenants rights largely inapplicable due to SFR and no municipality. New tenant says heat bill is too high and wants ...
Brad Sparks
Appliances, filters, and tenant preference
How much weight do you give to tenant requests? The fridge needs to be replaced and the tenant wants a side by side with an ice maker. The difference in price vs a basic fridge is $200-300. Another question: do you pa...
Minna Reid
My water smells like crap -
Literally. When I bought the place I had the water checked out - tested fine. I also had the septic checked out which is almost new and also tested fine. So why does my water smell like shit? I dont know. I'm surely ...
Rich Riesmeyer
Strange heat pump problem.
Sitting in my primary residence last night, and heard the blower come on for the central A/C. But it wasn't supposed to, it just came on out of the blue. I turned the system off at the thermostat and the blower ke...
Joe Wood
Septic Installation Issues
Hey everyone,I purchased my home in December 2015 with a new septic system installed, paid for by the seller. Soil conditions were dry when I moved in, but I noticed that there was a runoff in my lawn running down fro...
Noah McPherson
Wholesaling - building a strong buyer list
Hey Guys,I'm looking to build a stronger cash buyer list. People use Craigslist, Facebook, LinkedIn, auctions, REIAs, other wholesalers, realtors, and lenders. I've had some luck with craigslist and messaging people o...
Colin Merrill
Building a direct mail team
Has anyone had any experience with compensating people that operate a direct mail system? In this circumstance we are looking at having the individual prepare lists from using the local circuit court access website, ...
Chas Fabiano
Listsource Dilemma
One source says to use Listsource for getting motivated sellers using Absentee Owners, while another source says to use Listsource for getting cash buyers using Absentee Owners. The only difference with the parameter...
Chirag Shah
Suggested Annual Maintenance
Hey all,I am an early stage investor (9 mos in the game) in Austin and Bryan/College Station. Currently owning 2 properties with 6 units (1 duplex, 1 quad).I am curious to know what types of annual maintenance I need ...
Tony Nguyen
Are letters to multi family owners effective?
Hey guys,
I am sure marketing has many variables to consider to determine if it's effective or not, but do any of you see results from these letters? If so, what kind of letters are you sending?
Also, anyone used D...