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My wife and I are considering turning a property into and Airbnb rental, and we’re looking for some beginner’s tips on the subject. We know we’ll need to furnish it as well as supply cable and internet, and that we’ll...
I had a tenant move out a month before her lease ended. I agreed to it, if I was able to find a new tenant that can take over the property with no lapse in rent. I hired a property management company to merely take ...
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So last month we got 3 inches of rain in a short period of time. The sump pump backed up and could not keep up. Water got into both the lower units as well as the hallway. It was April 13th which was a Sunday..I wa...
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Hello, we recently had some tenants move out that had lived in our property for 3 years. We had initially collected the security deposit from them for $700.00. Upon moving out and during our final walk through we fo...
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With your units that have carpet, do you charge the cost of professional cleaning back to the tenant from their security deposit? Or is that just standard turnover costs that you assume? Wasn't sure how to approach th...
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Hey everyone, recently acquired an investment property with a mother in law basement setup. There is a space for a kitchen but it has a strange set back wall with a sink. I have a few ideas on designing a kitchen layo...
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https://www.airbnb.com/openhomes/covid19reliefIs anyone doing this? On one hand, my homes are standing vacant so it seems like an incremental cost (utilities, cleaning), on the other it seems like a major slap in the ...
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Hey All, These is kind of a 2 step problem. First, I had a tenant turn in the house after the lease was up and left everything in really bad conditions. Stains in walls and carpets and the house was digustingly dirty....
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Which do you prefer for durability and overall value?
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Hello fellow Bigger Pockets members, I need a little help in the right direction. Right now I currently work a full time job where I have a whole lot of flexibility but not quite ready for the leap into real estate fu...