Fawzi Mudawwar
Would you install a remote locking system on your storage units?
Picture a storage facility in which renters can lock and unlock their units using an app. The renter can still unlock the unit using a key, but the app would provide the user with the following advantages:
Ability t...
Garen T.
Recurring electrical issue: Compensate the tenant?
Hi2 months ago my tenant let me know that the Master Bed and Master Bath circuit kept blowing. She would have to reset it, and then it would only stay on for a day or two. I had my service go look at it and they found...
Cary P.
Denver Metro - Drainage issue - who do I call?
I have some garden level apartments that have a cement slab at the bottom of the exterior stairs with a drain hole in them. The drains are not tied into a pipe system from what we can tell. It appears to be one of th...
Michael Glaser
Seller Owes 96% Of Asking To the Bank | Seller Financing Ideas
Been a long week and my brain is having troubling figuring out how to make this a deal. The current market climate is forcing many, more often than not, to make a deal.Seller moved across the street with her new husba...
Ryan Pritchard
Locks for Long Distance AIRBNB
Hello BP Family,I am about to begin listing a property on a medium term or possibly short term basis and I wanted to replace the front door lock. I was looking to do with a smart keypad lock that would allow me to rem...
Tom Freestone
Contact information for Self Managing an STR
Should I be planning to provide my phone number as a contact for my self managed short term rental? I've seen a lot of LTR posts where it is recommended using a Google number which is not a problem but it is still a ...
Account Closed
My first AirBnB Listing
After 10 months of learning, reading books, following Bigger Pockets and listening to hours and hours of podcasts about REI, I am grateful I have finally started my STR dreams. But it's been four days now since I list...
Mike Gordon
Discouraging frivolous tenant requests?
I have a tenant who has been steadily putting in requests for maintenance for issues that don't affect the overall condition of the home. Some examples are a slow drip from a shower, a closet door that lost some trim,...
Stefan D.
Pittsburgh - Estimating Rental Property Repairs
How much do yinz budget for repairs and capex for single family rentals from the early 1900's in the Pittsburgh area? Rules of thumb such as 5% of gross rent for repairs, and 5-7% for capex seem optimistically low fo...
Joel Katsma
Alternative to MySmartMove?
I am a newer landlord, managing 6 properties. I have used mysmartmove in the past for tenant screening, however I have had enough of their terrible customer service. Horrible experience the last two tenants that trie...