Conrad Metzenberg
Not feeling like my property manager is trying very hard.
So my property manager listed my San Antonio SFT rental on Monday. The pictures she posted were so-so. The Zillow add doesn’t even show the kitchen which we just put granite counters in. They haven’t listed the pla...
Troy B.
Best process for showing and renting to tenants
I think I'm a little unsure about the best way to show a unit to prospective tenants. Do you have a rental application process with credit checks and criminal? Do you take reserve deposits or do you just have them sig...
Maxwell Milholland
Soon To Be First Time Landlord, What Mistakes Am I Going To Make?
Hello everybody,
I am not a landlord yet, but if all goes to plan I will own a two unit upper lower in which I plan to house hack in the next couple months. As with all things in life, no matter how prepared I feel or...
Jeff Bisgier
Tub or shower in rental property?
Hi Folks!My wife and I are in the process of rehabbing our first investment property. The house is a 2bd / 1bth single family. We are having a slight disagreement about the bathroom. Right now, it has a corner shower ...
Andrew Korver
How to manage a large number of applicants?
New landlord question. Just listed my first SFR "rental by owner". I have prepared the home to show well and listed it near the top of the market rate range.Within 24 hours, I have 10+ interested parties. While thi...
Jodi Slocum
Setting rent and when to lower it
We've finally gotten possession of our first rental home after closing in March with an agreement for the owner to stay until May 30.
We put it up for rent last Friday for 1200. It seemed kind of high to me when w...
Mags S.
Processing Rental applications
Hi BPs. I am renting a sfd after a long hiatus. I have received a great deal of interest and so how do you handle processing multiple applications? (I'm using BP rental app). If you receive several apps, do you run ...
Al Williamson
How Can Landlords Profit from the Internet-Of-Things
Wi-Fi enabled sensors will soon be embedded into nearly every product so "owners" can monitor the data the object sends. A gate may send a signal meaning "I'm open" and a chair may send a signal saying "183 lbs." ...
Account Closed
Strategies for Self-Managing STR's
I'd like to compile a resource of strategies on self-managing STR's to maximize profits. I'm doing a lot of research currently but it's all over the place and as expected, very regional. So more than looking for any s...
Joshua Krilov
Which of these would you fix?
Under contract on our first potential property and just got the inspection report back. I feel totally overwhelmed by the list of 100+ things. Which of these would you expect seller repair credits on? Which of the pro...