Gabriel Hougher
High water bill due to leak
A tenant had a water bill 5X the usual due to a leaky toilet. She alerted me of the problem after the $260 water bill came. How would you handle this? Do you think it is the landlord's responsibility to pay some or al...
Carlos Ponce
Raising Rent on Section 8 Tenant
Hey BP Family! Was curious to know what are the raise in rent rules for Section 8. Currently looking to raise rent on tenant and was curious to know will they pay more out of pocket or will the government cover the ra...
Briana Bean
Adding a Lease Clause for Pest, Mold & Severability
Hey gang!We have another unit we are getting ready to rent, and I was wanting to update our lease agreement after doing more research. With our last unit, we did have a small pest problem. Unit was rented pest free, b...
Christophe D.
How to react with tenant
Hello to all,I had to send a contractor to waterproof the basement of my rental unit. The contractor did some concrete stains on the tenant's rug.The tenant is asking me to refund her the rug. As the contractor is wil...
Billy Kane
Help with tenant requiring frequent maintenance and replacement of appliances
Hello,I am a landlord in California and I rented my SFH to a large family (8 people) about 2 years ago. In the past two years, I've had to address leaks in the bathroom, replace a refrigerator, replace a washer, repla...
Andrew Halbert
Castle property management customers
Very simply I have a question and a concern regarding Castle. I don't know how else to get any kind of response. Castle is not responding to my calls, my emails, twitter messages etc..1. Have you received payment for ...
Nat C.
Most relevant place to advertise rentals
For those self managing landlords, what is the advertising portal that gets you the most leads?
I know Zillow is commonly used but I was curious if social media has been effective for anyone? Specifically Facebook mar...
Susan Arndt
Tenants cause broken pipes by not dripping water
As a buy and hold real estate investor, can you charge a tenant for repairs if they do not take precautions during a freeze by opening cabinet doors, letting water drip, covering outdoor spigots etc. which cause pipe...
Mike Walsh
Tenant locked the thermostat and can't unlock.
The tenant emailed us over the weekend that they cannot get the thermostat unlocked. Is it our responsibility as the landlord to send out an HVAC tech just to unlock their thermostat?Or is it the tenants responsibilit...
Johnathan Swayne
Tenant Refusing to Acknowledge New Property Manager
The rental is in Tacoma, WA. We have had a problematic tenant for some time, but back in Nov. 2021 we switched from managing directly to have a property manager take over. Our property manager was formally introduced ...