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Meghan McCallum Who else has had to fire an employee?
13 September 2016 | 11 replies

Hi,
Had the wonderful opportunity to hire my first employee this year. I have also now had to fire her. Has anyone been successful in avoiding paying unemployment? My employee lied, cheated and stole from us...more th...

Jeff N. Tenant using attic storage space
5 November 2011 | 11 replies

The attic of one of my rentals has plywood flooring layed. I don't want tenants using the attic for storage since this area contains the HVAC, water heater and natural gas lines. I'm afraid a sloppy tenant may not be ...

Scott W. electrical inspector is stalking me
18 February 2013 | 13 replies

inspector showed up 1 day & got red tagged, with a stop order, for no permit (my fault). we applied for the permit & 2 days later, i called the inspector to apologize & when would the permit be ready as my...

Greg Franck Tenant Threatened Destruction to Property
31 August 2017 | 6 replies

Hello All,  I am hoping to get some advice from the community on dealing with this situation.  My wife and I management several home in the STL, MO area.  Yesterday I was on site to install a new fire extinguisher in ...

Yashar Fred Video Surveillance , alarm, doorbell ring, flood camera
25 February 2022 | 3 replies

It is my first property, is a duplex where I am house hacking in one unit and renting the other. What surveillance system have you worked with and do you recommend. to be budget-friendly and effective (Ideally, I like...

Mike Hajjar Advice on best hardwired smoke/carbon detectors for apartments.
29 May 2017 | 2 replies

I got a call last night from the fire Department, they were called by my tenant because his smoke/carbon monoxide detector was going off. Turns out the dial in the on gas stove is junk. Scary thought.. Makes me think ...

Miles Stanley Does replacing electrical/rewiring improve home value?
23 January 2020 | 33 replies

Any thoughts?
My electrician is recommending that we rewire the entire house bc the existing wiring is copper but does not have a ground (built in 1968). We plan to BRRRR this one. He says it would improve home res...

Mindy Jensen ALWAYS Send Out Documents in PDF - Uneditable Format
6 March 2016 | 20 replies

Hey Landlords. Maybe you've seen this article floating around the Internet this week about the tenant whose landlord sent them the rent in an editable Word Document, so he slipped in his own clause.Now, this is funny,...

Shawn Thom Simplisafe review- Alarm System
1 December 2018 | 14 replies

I don't know if I'm allowed to post this type stuff so feel free to delete it.  I do not work for nor get any $$ from simplisafe.I've been mentioned that I thought about using simplisafe alarm system so i thought I'd ...

Mike Adams HAP Contract annual renewal
20 January 2021 | 10 replies

I purchased a 3 unit building in Stamford, CT last year prior to the pandemic.  The current tenants have lived there for 10+ years, one was north of 15 years.  One tenant pays somewhat market rate now as I raised it f...