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...
Sara N.
appliances in the house being abused? who should pay?
We installed a new dryer less than 3 yrs ago in the rental rowhouse. The new tenant who moved in last fall said the lint trap/plastic for it for this dryer just broke and needs to be replaced as it keeps falling out w...
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...
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...