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Hello there , I am 23 years old I have a well great paying job thanks god , Im deciding on buying a house or moving into a apartment, to whom which would be better apartment or first home buyer.. I’ve been wanting to ...
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I recently attended a landlord training put on by the city of Cincinnati. I found out the proper code for smoke alarms is inside each bedroom, within 5 feet on the outside of each bedroom, kitchen, laundry room, and ...
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Hi,I want to see what is the strategy landlord and property management is used for maintenance and repair requests.Do you use something in the lease to let the tenant know what they are responsible for and if you do h...
At our company right now there is a debate over which is the best cell phone for our company to get.
There are votes for the Droid, iPhone, and BlackBerry Bold. Most of us have BB Curves right now and a big knock is...
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Does anyone have any experience with installing security cameras at homes? I am realizing I need to 1) be able to record things at my houses in case something bad happens and 2) be able to check in to see if contracto...
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I am a new landlord and my tenants asked if the home had a fire extinguisher, which it does not. I've read that providing one could be a liability if it didn't work. Not having one in the home also seems to be a liabi...
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Does anyone have experience going keyless on your rental properties. any downside to converting my units to electronic combination locks and ditching the keys all together?
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I am in the process of preparing my Frederick property for the tenant. My real estate agent who uses zipLogix rental lease is trying to convince me that I HAVE to use the dual powered (AC and battery) smoke detect...
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Several tool boxes with wrenches, screwdrivers, pliers, socket sets, flashlights, spare batteries, nuts and bolts, screws, electrical repair parts, multimeters, copper/pvc/galvanized plumbing repair materials. Shovel...
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I was looking around through the forums, and reading some feedback for keyless locks, that can be accessed remotely. The ERLs seem like they would be my best bet, especially since I don't want to be stuck if there's a...