Joe Splitrock
What Do People Get Wrong Most Often
Some questions that get posted in the forums have no "right" answer, but rather just different approaches. In other cases there is a clear right and wrong answer. In those cases where there is a clear right answer, wh...
Peter Nikic
Communicating with your tenants Regarding COVID-19
I'm trying to figure out how to best communicate with my tenants regarding this difficult time of the corona virus.I'd like to be sensitive to what's going on, but I also want to be able to cover my mortgages, bills e...
Melanie Hartmann
Right or Wrong? ARV is influenced by closing costs & commissions
Someone argued that ARV is determined, in part by, closing costs and agent commissions. What do you think and why?
Ben Braddock
Staging Rental Units
I am considering staging rental units. Has anyone else tried this?Do you think I can rent a unit faster or for more money if it is staged?I've staged homes for rent and I've rented furnished apartments but I've never...
Johann Jells
Anyone DIY their LLC tax forms? What software do you use?
After many years of doing my own taxes with forms A, C & E using Turbotax we started using an accountant when we formed an LLC like 5 years ago for our properties. Now he's MIA, and we weren't all that thrilled wi...
Michael Peters
The dreaded my dishwasher sometimes leaks or doesn't clean call
About once or twice a month I receive a maintenance request for a dishwasher that's working but not quite right. Either its leaking occasionally, doesn't clean like it used to, or has a weird smell. Some are legitim...
Mike Lynch
I need some help before getting into a potential mess!
Hi Everyone,I have a 2 unit, 2000 sq ft. commercial office building, which is empty now. We purchased it this past summer. Each unit is 1000 sq ft. separated by a long wall. There are two glass front entry doors abou...
Marc Littmann
The Fair Tax
This is my first forum question, so thought I'd start out with something light, such as tax reform. I just re-read "The Fair Tax Book" by Neil Boortz and former Congressman Hal Linder. Has anyone read this book y...
Brandon Turner
My tenant is dying... what would you do?
Okay, so one of my tenants (My oldest, longest, and most loved tenant), an elderly lady, went into the hospital at the end of December for surgery. She told me her January rent might be late a few days because of it. ...
Seth B.
Tenants demanding we fix coax cable outlet? Need electricial help
Hi All,Just received an angry email from tenant last night. Apparently the coax cable outlet in the master bedroom went out (how does that even happen??), and they are asking that we get an electrician to fix it. I pl...