For all those landlords operating properties in cold climates, please share your thoughts on winter readiness processes. We send tenants a letter or text alerting them to some common winter issues:1. Disconnect garden...

Simple question, who is responsible for the upkeep of the batteries of smoke alarms? Tenants, or property manager? And to what degree?If I hear a tenant's smoke alarm low battery beeping, and give them the batteries f...

Happy Friday! As I go through screening potential renters for my unit, I'm intrigued by all the horror stories I hear. My previous tenants were great, always paid on time and took care of the property. They were less ...

I have read over the law multiple times and cannot come to a conclusion on this. The way the Washington State Fire Code is written it sounds like we need to install a smoke detector and a CO detector in all bedrooms t...

Hi. I've recently bought an out-of-state rental property in Cincinnati, OH.
My property manager gave me a list of rehab items for the unit. What are your thoughts?:
I'm thinking about doing a rehab vs. just fixing &...

The lease is over, tenant hands in keys. Who do you rely on to make it move-in ready again?Playing with the idea of turning my years of property management maintenance into a service offered to handle the make ready p...

Hi BP!

So, I'm updating my safety rules that I have all my tenants sign prior to moving in my units and was wondering if there are other items I should add?

(Not in order)

1) Check and Replace Smoke Alarms every 6 ...

I always do my due diligence prior to purchasing a property to rehab but this one got pass me. As any prudent investor, I always scope out my neighbor's property to see if there are any potential hang ups that would i...

Looking for advice from hosts on this. One of our listings is rural (next to our ranch house) and we have experienced a few    power outages recently due to lightning storms. Ranging from 1 hr to overnight in one case...

I'm new to this site, and just looking fellow flippers in my area. I have 15yrs experience as a restoration contractor specializing in restoring properties damaged by fire, water/mold, smoke, storm, and/or storm.I wan...