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Sara Cogar Tennent making repairs on home for cheaper rent
5 January 2019 | 21 replies

I have a potential tennent that offered to make repairs to the house in exchange for discounted rent.
I'm leery of the idea because I dont know quality of work. But I'm also open to it because contractors have questi...

Marco Gonzales Refunding tenant for food
9 July 2022 | 8 replies

Our tenant was out of power because we had to replace our breaker box, partly due to a storm recently, it took 3 days due to July 4th weekend nobody was available. We put the tenant in a hotel for 2 nights while we tr...

Jeremy M. Discussion: Incentivizing property mgmt contracts - what works?
26 July 2017 | 4 replies

Does anyone care to share some ideas on incentivizing my contract with a property manager. I am admittedly fairly uneducated in dealing with PM's but from what I've picked up, it almost seems like they get paid more/b...

Leo B. Freezing Winters in the Midwest cities and Plumbing Concerns
5 May 2015 | 18 replies

In Midwest cities such as Indianapolis, Detroit, Milwaukee where there can be some really cold winters, is there a concern about the old plumbing system in the home?  I've heard of old pipes bursting and causing costl...

Robert Carter Power outage during a storm
4 August 2020 | 16 replies

Never encountered anything like this before so this should be a good learning experience. Guest reached out to me to let me know there isn’t any power in the house. I’m sure due to the Tropical storm we are experienci...

Kimberly Kesterke Should I be required to change a light bulb for a tenant?
10 March 2020 | 49 replies

I wanted to get your thoughts: In my lease, I state that any repairs less that $100.00 are the responsibility of the tenant. I have a younger tenant who is asking me to send someone out to change a lightbulb. I sent o...

Edita D. good lease: what should be included?
7 November 2012 | 22 replies

Hey Guys,
I reviewed the lease (created by our property management) for our tenants, and I feel like we, the landlords, are not protected enough on that lease. for example, I would want to add an addendum about "chang...

Matt Gragg Costs and timelines, state by state
20 October 2016 | 9 replies

Interested to see what everyone is paying for their flip house to be rehabbed and more importantly, timelines to complete the work.Looking at the possibility of investing in other areas, just curious to see how much t...

Mike Nelson How is inspection report negotiated.
30 November 2019 | 9 replies

From the standpoint of both the buyer and seller, how is the inspection report negotiated?   My uncle in Green Bay, WI is selling the home he purchased brand new in 1965 in selling it.  He maintained the home well, bu...

Joe Splitrock Winter is Coming Are Your Tenants Ready?
20 October 2021 | 22 replies

For all those landlords operating properties in cold climates, please share your thoughts on winter readiness processes. We send tenants a letter or text alerting them to some common winter issues:1. Disconnect garden...