Kasey Rowe
Self Management or Property Manager
My wife and I are about to put our home up for rent. This will be our first foray into landlording. I am torn between self managing or going with a property manager. The only thing that concerns me about self managing...
Mohan Deep
Responsibility for maintaining smoke detector batteries
Does anyone know if I can create a clause in my nonstandard rental provision to assign responsibility of changing the batteries in the smoke detector to the tenant?
Roy H.
How much work are STRs really?
Everyone says LTRs are passive, STRs are work.But why? What exactly makes them more work that can't be automated?Let's assume you self-manage. The most prominent problems that I can think of are:Booking/screeningClean...
Vivan Bhalla
Bought my first turnkey property and had troubles as soon as 1 month after closing.
Hello all,I closed my first turnkey property deal in May 2023. It is a SFR in Akron, OH and I used a very trusted company (do not want to share the name now) which has a big presence on this site and is very well know...
Nancy Roth
How much can I afford to spend on a rental upgrade?
The Section 8 tenant who has lived in my rental for two years has given notice, and in addition to the usual maintenance to make the single-family rowhouse ready for next tenant I'd like to make a couple of important ...
Codey Wendel
Investing in Dayton
Hi all. I'm from Columbus but have been looking into Dayton as a potential location for my first investment property. What are some pros and cons of investing in Dayton? I'm not too familiar with the city so any infor...
MIke Brady
Overwhelmed First-Time Landlord Seeking Advice
Hi everyone,
I converted my former primary residence into a rental property. Financially, it's been a sound decision, but mentally, it's taking a toll on me. I constantly feel like I'm 'on call'. Even though my tenan...
Natalie Cloutier
Coronavirus: email to send to your tenants
I got a lot of questions on my Instagram yesterday about the email we wrote to our tenants addressing this outbreak so I decided to include the letter we wrote here in case it helps anybody :) I think a lot of landlor...
Brian Mitchell
Mobile home park investor community
Tucson AZ investor looking to connect with others across the country interested in mobile home parks as their main source of investments. Would love to share ideas, network and create a community of like minded indivi...
Mike NA
Investor in St. Louis, MO
Hello. I've been investing in multi-families in St. Louis, Missouri for a few years now. While I can see the long term benefits, being a landlord has been very trying. I'm actually pretty frustrated right now. I'm...