My property manager charges 10% markup fee for all service calls.  So a $250 plumbing call turns into a $275 call.  Does that sound crazy or normal?  I already pay them a management fee, you'd think that would be incl...

I’m looking to invest in the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge/Sevierville, TN area in the next few months. Could anyone share their utility and property manager costs on the cabins in the area? Any other insight or advice on t...

Hey all,I purchased my first rental property May of last year that is a 3-unit student rental. I found a property manager through the attorney I worked with in the area who claimed he uses him on his own properties an...

Ready to take on that first or next fix and flip? Before you roll up your sleeves and start swinging that hammer, there's something crucial you need to know: the hidden costs that can quietly sabotage your renovati...

Hello everyone! I am purchasing a 102 year old house with seven rentable bedrooms and I will turn this into a student housing situation, where each person rents a bedroom and shares the common area. My question is foc...

hi - after moving out the apartment manager had sent final account statement with additional charges of $1059 for replacing kitchen counter tops, saying they were damaged due to excessive water (my negligence or not i...

My wife and I are expecting our first child in June.  We have 65 rental units (single family, duplex, triplex, multi, commercial etc) and we both have full time jobs.  Currently, we self manage all of them and do the ...

Can you all give me an opinion of these numbers and tell me what you think.24 unit MF central corridor of Saint Louis.  Great central location close to everything.  Good neighborhood that is steadily becoming one of t...

Hello,I just purchased my first renal property about  a month ago with inherited tenants.  I also kept the property manager on for the first month as I was hoping to ease into management.  About a week after I bought ...

Newbie here. If I own a 10 unit apartment complex and it is managed by a local property management company; normally, whose responsibility is it to cut the grass?Is lawncare/landscaping usually included in a PM's 10% ...