Mark Yuschak
Fannie Mae deed restrictions and rekey fees
I'm growing really tired of the Fannie Mae deed restrictions and rekey fees. Is there any way around them?
I made an offer on a FNMA REO and we negotiated back and forth. In each one of my counters I had "no deed...
Dustin Ruff
New Locks or Re-key for duplex
Closing on my first duplex in a few weeks. I’ll be owner occupying. Is it easier to rekey the locks or just put new lock sets in. There is a shared front and rear basement door. And a front and rear door for each unit...
Luke H.
Deposit deductions rekeying, holes in ceiling, flooring
Hello all,Tenants have left and I wanted to know if I could deduction from deposit for re-keying locks? I ask because I have 5 doors with locks. I looked at the Texas Rental Handbook, but it doesn't say if I could c...
Vanessa S.
Stolen keys- Who Pays for Re-Keying?
My tenant reported the house key stolen along with his ID that indicates the address of the rental property. He is asking that I pay for the re-keying of the front door lock. This is a CA property. Who should pay for ...
Raquel Macedo
How to re-key a property remotely
Does someone know, please, or have suggestions how to re key a property remotely? We are managing our properties now and we live in another state.
Solomon Mamo
Real Estate Business
Hello Fellow Biggerpocketers, My name is Solomon. I am a full time Physicist by profession trying to work for myself instead of working for someone. I have been looking to work from home for the past two years. ...
Mary K.
Who pays to re-key? Investor or PM?
Who typically pays to re-key a house when a tenant moves out? Is it a fee that a PM sends to the owner/investor or does the Property Manager absorb the cost?
Gavin Shuler
Charge for re-keying after tenant move-out
Do you charge tenants a fee for re-keying the door locks upon move out, IF they turn in the keys to you? A co-worker of mine recently mentioned to me there is a re-keying fee ($80) upon move-out that will be subtracte...
Sarah Byun
RE: Tenant complains about not getting enought heat.
We purchased a 3 unit investment property less than a year ago.We are now running into some hurdles.Heater was not working beginning of spring so we decided to change to gas heating from oil heating. (It costed us $6k...
Mary M.
Do you rekey when turning over a rental?
I always rekey all the doors in my rentals when I flip the units for a new tenant as I always worry about the liability of keys floating around. What is your practice ? What would be a landlords liability if a key fro...