Jake Engle
Monitoring subs through surveillance
My partner and I are currently building our fix and flip business plan and are hoping to get our first rehab in the next month or two. He will be responsible for the rehab and working with the contractors. I will be a...
Alana Bates
What Security Systems are Best Suited for Apertment Buildings?
I just closed on my first duplex in Washington DC, yay! I changed all of the locks, but still feel like I could use an added layer of protection. The units are stacked and share an atrium, or main entryway. What secur...
Zach Adair
Security systems used at Apartments
Hi everyone, I am looking into an apartment complex and was planning on putting in a security system for it. I just wanted to throw this on the forum to see if anyone has any recommendations on some good ones to purch...
James D.
Installation of wireless cameras by tenant
New to the forum. I have a single family home rental that I was recently contacted about by an agent with a couple that passed all of our screening checks and we decided to move forward. I sent the lease agreement, an...
Steve Fitzgerald
Video Cameras at STRs
I have two busy STRs. I don’t currently have external cameras on the properties, but I’m considering adding them. I haven’t really had issues, but I want to be prudent. Do you have external cameras on your properties?
William Barr
House flipping the "homeless hangout" -- advice needed
Recently we've started work on an inner-city house flip. Turns out, this property is a known homeless hangout. We didn't know this at the time of inspection, but since then we have had several run-ins with 2-3 homeles...
Mike M.
Short term rental and security
I'm looking to put a lake house into the short term rental market. It's in a good area with high weekly rental expected (> $5,000 per week in peak season). Looking for some insight from experienced STR's about wh...
Kristin Feerst
Securing the home during construction phase
Hi Everyone,I am getting to close on my first BRRRR project next week and it will be a full gut rehab of the property. The area is "up and coming", but still has a long way up to go. I definitely want to secure the ...
Luis Rodriguez
Tenant asking to install a nest/ring doorbell
So here’s the situation, we currently live in a duplex that we own. The doors for each unit are outside and side by side. We currently have a nest that faces the stairs that lead up to the doors so we can see who come...
Cindy Pena
Securing a Property
We've inherited a property in ABQ., and we live out of state. We are going back and forth to the property, but it has been broken into and looted five times in the last three weeks. We had ring cameras and deadbolts i...