Thibe L.
To hire a realtor or to not hire a realtor, that is the question.
Hey all! My fiancée and I had bought a 1 owner, 1960's ranch fixer-upper to live in while renovating (with our 2 kids) 3 years ago. We have completely gutted the house besides the bedrooms and trying to finish up so t...
Drew Sygit
A Logical Way to Understand & Monitor Your PMC's Maintenance Charges!
Maintenance is one of the biggest challenges, maybe even #1, in the Property Management industry.Seems maintenance is, Never Fast Enough for Tenants, or Cheap Enough for Owners!One of the biggest challenges for everyo...
Mario F.
Housewrap for stucco required?
Hi I'm in the middle of a stucco project. Showed the city inspector today and he said that we are missing housewrap over the plywood. We are already at the scratch coat right now and I'm worried that we will have to t...
Zackarias Aitchison
Must Ask Questions Before Hiring A Property Mgmt Company?
Hey! I hope this is the right forum to be posting this, But what are some "must-ask" questions I should be asking a Property Management Company to tell if they really know their stuff or not before I hire them? I appr...
Michael Bowser
How to ask a tenant to fix something
Hello everyone,I'm a new landlord and I'm just trying to find the best way to politely ask a tenant to fix something. I recently encountered that the deadbolt on the door is broken and what happened was the door must ...
Hares Najand
Concerns with Property Management in Chicago Area
Hi BP community,
We currently own several Section 8 rental homes in Chicago, Markham, and Country Club Hills, IL, all managed by the same property management company. While they are good communicators, experienced wi...
Kathleen Hendricks
On-Site Manager Agreement and Compensation
Curious about how others structure an on-site manager's employment agreement (e.g. housing allowance, hourly or salary, tasks required,etc). This is for California specifically. Would also love a referral for an atto...
Dave Mills
Tenant says AC not working AC Contractor says otherwise
We have a single floor 1300 sqft house with 6 year old Trane hvac system. Yesterday, Tenant messaged me and stated that the system was not working around 3AM, so we dispatched a AC contractor to check the system that ...
Sebastian Taylor
Frustration with HUD purchase, Sage Acquisition and title company
Hi All,My title company screwed up the HUD purchase for the second time in a row. Actually, I am in the middle of a second case. I understand that dealing with HUD is tough, but what pisses me off is that my title co ...
Daniel Parrella
Property Management for just 1 Property?
So I'm THIS close to finally closing a deal! Pretty excited to dive in and get going!That being said, as I get closer I'm starting to think more about whether I should use a property management company or not.Does an...