Wade G.
Make sure you have a very large reserve fund for landlording?
Well its been a rough year as a landlord for me so far. Even worse than the year Hurricane Ike caused its damage. To date since January first of this year I have spent an average of $1475 a month for repairs and vac...
Nancy Van Brocklin
Welcome/check in emails
We just purchased our first STR and are trying to learn the ropes. Would anyone be willing to share examples of their welcome/check in emails? Thanks!!
Ed Soniat
Refrigerator damaged when power cut to condo.
Who is responsible for the cost of replacing the refrigerator damaged when the power was cut off to a rented condo.Our tenant reported that the power to her unit was cut off at an unsecured switch next to the meter wh...
V G.
‘analysis’ or ‘paralysis’?
H everyone,I am a SF Bay Area resident who is looking for alternative investment vehicles for long term-hold. I have been lurking on BiggerPockets forums for months now and thought it is time to come out of shadows.I ...
Thom Sieloff
creative financing???
Greetings my good friends at Bigger Pockets! My wife and I are looking to acquire our very first rental property. (WooHoo!) However, we need some ideas on how to get financed.
The scenario... We have no money to put d...
Isiah Ferguson
Tenant inspection at 6 months ????
Hey, I just purchased my 1st rental property a couple months ago. In June it will be 6 months since the tenants have been in place. I would thinking of doing a 6 month inspection at the property. What u guys think out...
Eric Kahn Gale
2-Flat: Replacing Galvanized Pipe with Copper
I've owned a two-flat in Albany Park for about a year now. We've replaced the roof (18.5K, it was never torn off in 100 years) and redid kitchens and bathrooms. We're planning to replace our galvanized pipe with coppe...
Mark S.
Tenant Claims Bad Bathroom Odor, Should I Just Let Him Go?
I have a tenant who claims that there is a bad sewage smell coming from the master bathroom - making it unbearable to live in the condo.He just moved in there on May 1.The entire condo was remodeled. I was there very ...
Account Closed
How Do I Handle This: poorly insulated unit and rude tenants
Hello Everyone,This is going to be a little lengthy....I'm a new landlord, and these are my first tenants. They live in an apartment above my garage. The lower half is not insulated, and the HVAC system is old but fun...
John Ringgold
What's the typical lease missing that you've added to yours?
What is one thing you've added to your lease that may not be in the standard lease that has prevented a problem you had from happening again? Not looking for the specific wording unless you'd like to share, but the "...