Corby Goade
Creative (ie; inexpensive) landscape maintenance solutions?
in my area, landscapers charge a minimum of $100 per month to mow a lawn. I have skirted this by telling my tenants that in order to keep rent down, I ask that they mow the lawn and I provide them with a mower if need...
Lily Nelson
Managing an Out of State Remodel
This is a repost:I'm a new to REI, but I have my eye on a duplex in KS and am currently living in NC. I work full time, so I wouldn't be able to take off a huge amount of time to get the place ready for tenants, perso...
Ellen A.
Black mold found but not during inspection
We found out today we have Black mold in one of our properties. The inspection was done in February and there is NO mention of it. We live in Texas. We were interested in another home but when we found out it had mol...
Dan L.
A Squirrel Ripped a Screen - Tenant's Responsible?
My tenant put a window AC in. The window screen above the AC unit is now ripped. She is claiming that a squirrel climbed onto the AC and scratched the screen and ripped it. I have no idea if they did it while they put...
Karen Jackson
Tenant not keeping porch clean
Hey Bigger pockets. So I have a tenant who has a back porch and they’ve been using the back porch as a garbage dump. Tenants are now complaining about the scent and reported that they are seeing mice and roaches. Whic...
Nathan Gesner
Legal question concerning LLC name
I am preparing to set up another LLC. I came up with a name based on a Bible verse that has to do with financial wisdom. I searched my state and the name is available. However, I did a Google search and discovered the...
Anna McGill
Gardens - good or bad idea?
So I have a tenant that wants to start a garden and wondering what experience there is here. She's talking about a fairly large scale garden behind one of the units of a multi-unit and offered to pay the costs. Do I n...
James Stewart
Advantages to creating LLCs to do perform duties?
Is it advantageous to create LLCs to perform “normal duties”? Examples- Property maintenance, cleaning, remodeling, etc.
Brandon Ingegneri
I love ugly houses. Fires, Floods, Cats, you name it.
Houses that scare other people. That is what I love. The uglier the better. The more cat piss the better, and the more charred wood, the better. Hoarders, sewer back ups, excessive cats, crack houses, and on and on...
Tammy Mason
Replaced Refrigerator by tenant without notice
My tenants sent me the following message. There was no previous messaging of any problems; they informed me of replacing and discarding the previous unit all in one message. Then expect me to pay for the new unit. The...