Paul Sandhu
Who does their own electrical work in their STR?
What's the most complex thing you did? I added 3 new 220 volt outlets from the box to the receptacle. It was for 3 electric clothes dryers.
Nick Horob
Signed up my first deal!
I completed a direct mailing to small MF owners in Fargo, ND. I sent 400 letters, received 25 calls, and found 5 "hot" leads.I signed a purchase agreement on Friday to buy two 4-plexes for $330k. Not quite the 10% c...
Paul Sandhu
Do you diss people that diss your STR?
I've been renting several houses to a group of 10-12 refinery contractors since Memorial Day. Some of them have been transferred to another job, and their company sent in replacements over the weekend. I met a guy a...
Yuhei Kato
HOA dead grass replacement
Hello, I got a notice from my HOA that their is a area in the front lawn with dead grass and it needs to be replaced. I’ve had that property for 6 years now and that same spot has always had that issue. They’ve never ...
Larry Bowers
$40K potential septic repair on a $40K house…what to do?
How often do septic tanks back up to where the owner is forced to do something about it, say with sewage backing up in to the yard or the basement?I realize the answer is “it depends” but here is more information. The...
Greg Allen
What to do with the basement
I'm really hoping some of you who are experienced at rehab can point me in the right direction. I'm about to pull the trigger on a 3000 sq ft ranch style house, built in the late 80's. It's 40K. That's not a typo. ...
Nick R.
Time to replace a roof
Here's my dilemma, I need to replace a roof on one of my rentals and am debating on just paying a contractor to tear off the roof (it has a double layer of shingles) and cleaning up the mess, and then laying down the ...
Aaron Peterson
Changing appliance policy
If I have a tenant who is month to month, can I send an addendum for them to sign that says owner is no longer responsible for repairing or replacing appliances? I am managing 15 doors from out of state and I’m lear...
Ava G.
Tenant asking to replace a new TV, reasonable?
I just got a request from the property manager that the tenant is asking for a 4K quality/resolution TV. The TV in the unit is brand new (32" led tech tv). This is my first ever tenant and am not sure what is reasonab...
Terry Ouimet
Should I raise the rent?
Thanks for your thoughts in advance..I'm deciding whether or not to raise the rent on one of my single family long term rentals, and if so how to break the bad news in this difficult time of inflation? I'm a fairly ne...