John Kennedy
HVAC service agreements
I'm looking for advice on how to handle HVAC maintenance for my rental portfolio of 30+ units. I have signed up for annual service agreements for some of my properties but not all. I have agreements with a few diffe...
Lyndsey Keller
Poll: Inspecting Your properties
Once you have a tenant in place:
How often do you do inspections?
Do you include inspection info in your lease agreement?
How do tenants handle an inspections?
What exactly do you look for?
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Chris K.
House in MD has polybutylene water supply line, anyone know of any insurance I can get for it?
I'm looking at a property in Maryland that has a polybutylene water supply line from the street hookup to the inlet of the house. There is no chance the seller will replace. Is there an insurance that I can get that w...
Chad Green
Vendor performed work I didn't authorize, what to do?
TL;DR is at the end of this post.My tenant was having issues with the AC. I told him to contact an HVAC company I had researched on a prior occasion. I had previously scheduled for this same company to check on an A...
George C.
Looted estate by a new care giver / "wife", property deeded away
Kind of a cautionary tale...
A good friend of mine asked me to look into property that his Grandfather owned, his Grandfather (G/F) just passed. His Grandmother passed less than a year ago, they were married ...
Xavier Stanish
"If It Is A Good Deal and The Numbers Work"
I make a decent amount of "warm" calls a week where my objective is to determine a potential buyer`s criteria so that I can link them to an ideal deal for them. Seems pretty straight forward! I like to narrow it down;...
Account Closed
Agents, Landlords & Businesses pulling credit profile with just first name and cell/home phone#
A colleague recently pointed this out to me that they routinely screen apartment seekers during the first call simplywith their first name and contact number, often the number they call from. Because we are somewhat i...
Matt Jepson
Property management companies from a distance
First time posting after reading through other posts and trying to learn tips from everyone else.In our situation, local market is expensive to get in to and makes positive cash flow difficult to see other than STR's....
Justin K.
Maintenance nuisance request clause in lease
Does anyone have or does anyone even suggest a clause in a lease agreement that essentially states that stuff like "lights went out in closet ceiling fixture and I'm can't see and can you come fix it?" incur a $50 nui...
Michelle Garcia
Separate bank account to collect rent?
Hi all,
I am curious to know what the BP community thinks about opening a separate bank account to collect tenant rent. I currently don't want to start an LLC yet since I am in the beginning stages (haven't purchase...