Corey Demuth
Responding to tenant "emergencies"
I have a question for the seasoned landlords...How do you handle it if a tenant calls you about an issue that they feel is an emergency (which may or may not be an actual emergency) and you are not able to go over the...
Jesse Collins
Tenant Attempting to Break Lease Due to Heat
Hello everyone,
I have a property located a little ways outside of the DFW metroplex (east). It is a duplex. I am having problems with a tenant, and their heating/cooling. For context, this duplex was built in 1900 a...
Jon K.
(Current) Tenants say the dumbest things, too...
So, your tenant made it through the screening process and moved in.
What kind of dumb things are they saying now?
Petty requests?
Requests to remodel?
Requests for upgraded appliances?
Whining about the internet...
Chuck E.
Tenant Complains AC Not Cooling to 68 degrees, Outside Is 114 degrees
This issue has occurred several times at different properties: tenants complaining that the AC isn't cooling to a ridiculously low temperature when the ambient temp is about 40 degrees warmer. My response has been tha...
Nancy Roth
How much can I afford to spend on a rental upgrade?
The Section 8 tenant who has lived in my rental for two years has given notice, and in addition to the usual maintenance to make the single-family rowhouse ready for next tenant I'd like to make a couple of important ...
Nathan Gesner
What's your most ridiculous maintenance request?
What's the worst maintenance request story you have to share?
Lexi Teifke
Prices in Austin don't make sense to me anymore
I started my real estate career in 2012 so I have never actually worked in a downturn or a slow market. Lucky me. Just curious on others thoughts. I don't see how prices can keep going up. All the fundamentals are st...
Greg S.
Concerns about rehabbing a flood damaged house?
Hello everyone. I am a beginning real estate investor from NJ and am currently mailing to probates and out of state owners. The area I live in was pretty heavily hit by Hurricane Sandy. I'm about 5 miles from Seasi...
Kevin Huang
Tenants Threatening 'Repair and Deduct' for a Finicky Stove
I have some tenants who are complaining to me about a 'broken' stove where 1 out of the 4 range tops wouldn't ignite. I had someone come out and take a look at it today, and before leaving he called me down and I was...
Tyler Boykin
First flip am i over investing?
This is my forst flip i went in half with a partner. I was trying to do the minimum to clean it up and sell it. My partner on the other hand would like to do a lot. The house had tile in the kitchen, but there was a 4...