I'm seeing high electric bills in our STR properties and was wondering if anyone had tried using a web thermostat to reduce power usage when the unit was vacant.  The idea would be to turn the AC up (higher temps) whe...

I just bought a triplex in South Florida as a house hack. One of the units that will be occupied by a tenant has an exterior sliding glass door that opens to the backyard that doesn't close or lock appropriately. Am I...

Hi Y'all,
We have a 4 bed 3 bath, pool home 6 hours away from our home that we are hoping to turn into a short term rental. We have had plenty of experience with long term rentals, but are wet behind the ears on thi...

i am rehabbing a house that keeps getting vandalized. at first they just stole some copper from the AC but last night they pulled copper from hot water heater and the whole house is flooded.

I'm thinking about insta...

I currently manage 7 rental units and have been thinking about installing some home automation devices to better help manage the properties and receive alerts.   Idea 1: we pay for heat in one of the buildings. I have...

A contractor put in barn doors in my out-of-state client’s duplex that I am managing in Columbus, Ohio near The Ohio State University.I guess they left the back doors opened because when I went to do a tour today they...

We are new to College student rental: Lease starts on 3rd of the mo - are we obligated to prorate that month? Lease end date is the 24th-do we prorate that month as well? We are renting our 2 year old investment prope...

So based on the podcasts from a couple of weeks ago with the gentleman from Mississippi and some other things I've been hearing, text blasting kind of seems to be the new wave of direct mail. I like the idea because y...

I am a new landlord with one up and down duplex. The building has separate electric meters, one gas and water meters. For that reason I am responsible for water and gas bills and tenants pay their own electric. Becaus...

Hey BP! I recently purchased a 4-family in an okay area of St. Louis and with the building I've inherited 4 tenants. A month into ownership, a few neighbors started complaining about the neighbor from one of the units...