Adhirai M.
Self managing STRs from long distance
Hello all, I am looking to invest in STRs out of state (from West Coast to East Coast). My biggest concern / worry is how to self-manage the property, considering that I am brand new and I have no experience in any so...
Nicole A.
Baltimore County. Another high water bill.
I'm not sure what's going on. Typically for my 2-unit buildings the quarterly water bill is around $40. Both apartments are 2 bedrooms and fully occupied for this price.Last year, I dealt with a huge leak because of a...
Ian Livaich
Calculating Expenses for Small Multifamily (Repairs/CapEx)
Hey everyone,I am searching for a small multifamily property (most likely a duplex) in South Jersey. I am going to look at three properties tomorrow with my agent. I am crunching the numbers and determining at what ...
Alex Craig
Enforcing Tenants to Pay Maintenance
I am interested in hearing from property managers & landlords nationwide, but really interested to hear from Memphis managers and landlords. Do you successful enforce tenants to pay maintenance under $150? For t...
Ting Lai
Tenant threaten to appeal to legal
This situation is in Tucson, AZ. My tenant reported a malfunctioning water heater a week ago. Immediately my property manager has contacted home warranty and scheduled a technician visit. The technician brought the wr...
Dave Kush
Wifi door lock recommendations
I'm interested your recommendations for a wifi door lock. Is there a certain one you really like for STRs, and what do you like about it? Thank you!!
Brandon Malone
Do you provide tenants with a physical key for smartlocks?
Hi All,I recently acquired a property that has a smartlock. I would like to avoid providing keys to the tenants and just have them setup and control the codes for access. Smartlocks are expensive, I hate to have to sw...
Simone Koga
Self Managing STR at a distance
I'm in escrow on a property in Maui that we'll be using as a vacation rental. We were originally planning on going with a property manager at 20% just because of the ease. The more and more I think about it however,...
Daren H.
Small Investors and Umbrella Insurance...Waste of Money?
I currently own 6 single family rental homes in my own name (value ~700K total). I have landlord policies on each. The general/personal liability coverage on each policy is $100K. I also have the general/personal liab...
Marisa Alvarez
Tenant taking smoke alarms off
3 bedroom house with 5 kids. Went for an inspection, smoke alarms were off including the bedroom ones. Tenant says it because when she cooks all the smoke alarms 🚨 in the house 🏡 go off.Of course I want her to put the...