Josh V.
Cost to replace kitchen faucet?
One of my rental properties in Kansas City is managed by a property manager. My recent monthly owner statement included a $443 charge for replacing a kitchen faucet. Seemed excessive to me so I got a breakdown of th...
Amie D.
Bad Start or Bad PM?
Hi All,I had posted about a year ago about tenants brought in by a new property manager. It seemed to take them a long time to rent the property and I had a bad feeling about these tenants from the start. This was bec...
Danny Maller
What to do about groups of people loitering around my building?
I'm a month into house hacking my 3 unit and I can't get people to rent because of the crowd of random people hanging out on the side walk between my place and the liquor store just north of me. I never saw anyone out...
Rodney Sums
Click here if you feel like arguing
Affirmative:"Home owners will panic sell increasing inventory causing a "crash" because they think the bubble is going to burst"This isn't my personal prediction. I'm not selling. I can't help but wonder if the mark...
Amie D.
When to replace furnace.
I have a single family rental in a low- to middle-income area. The furnace is about 22 years old and seems like it may be on it's last leg. When it turns on, it can take 2-3 tries for the burners to light - but it doe...
Roy C.
The logic behind long term tenants
I don't understand people who are long term tenants, and the logic behinds it bothers me. They are paying monthly rent to other people, which doesn't make sense to me. If they have money to pay rent each month for lon...
Art Maydan
Avoiding Section 8
I bought a duplex that I want to house hack. We just listed the downstairs unit and I’m getting a lot of people asking if we work with Section 8. Can I legally tell them “No” because of the ‘Choose your neighbor” laws...
Account Closed
America's Top 5 Turnkey Companies!
Much ink has been spilled on the subject of Turnkey Companies. However, I do not think we have managed to identify top 5 Turnkey Companies in America. I know there are hundreds of companies - perhaps a good place to...
Mindy Jensen
"Stupid" Mistakes Every Newbie Landlord Makes
Not screening properly.Not running numbers correctly.Not evicting in time.I want your mistakes and your stories behind those mistakes! Please share below.
Omer S.
Problem Tenant Rent Collection
Hello, I have a problem tenant and the latest is I have a failure to pay rent judgement against them. Today is the day I can file for eviction. Last night I get a text from the tenant saying I can come pick up the r...