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Alik Levin Garage door opener - repair responsibility
5 December 2016 | 6 replies

Dear all!I am using BP's Annual Lease Agreement with excerpts down below for reference. A tenant texted me property's garage door won't open and she asks when someone will come to fix it. Before I engage back w/her I ...

Kenneth Garrett Smart Locks - Which type to buy?
5 February 2021 | 9 replies

I see various posts regarding smart door locks.  The 4th generation of August Smart Locks have many negative reviews.  Has anyone used these and is there an issue with this version or should I buy the 3rd generation. ...

Jacob Pereira ROI on programmable thermostats
18 May 2016 | 7 replies

Hello all,Yesterday I installed my first Wifi enabled thermostat and I'm in love. Basically, Home Depot was offering 30% off of their thermostats, and my local utility (Austin Energy) offers an $85 rebate on thermosta...

Al Williamson Making Money with Smart Tags IoT
12 January 2015 | 10 replies

@Roy N. and other brilliant BP'erAre we at the point where we can operate a staff-less rental store?Can I place a smart tag on a vacuum cleaner that's kept in an apartment building's 1st floor laundry room, allow tena...

Stephen E. Furnace Tune Ups
6 January 2015 | 7 replies

I now have a number of units with gas fired furnaces. (My others are electrically heated, which was quite common here until recently.) I have been wondering whether I should spring for furnace tune ups once in a while...

Zach Schaar Protecting Low Income Rehabs From Vandals; During and Post Flip
18 September 2013 | 12 replies

When finished with a rehabbed property in a low income/distressed community, and before the house has been occupied, what ways are helpful to keep the property from being broken into, vandalized, looted, etc.

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Jacky Hung Shopping for property insurance
1 December 2020 | 10 replies

My AllState rental property insurance cost keeps going up at the average rate of 17% per year for the past two years in the row and no sign of going down and I have zero claim.  That forced me to shop around for bette...

Steven James Best Z-Wave/Nexia Thermostat for Vacation Rentals?
22 August 2021 | 16 replies

Hi all,
New to Bigger Pockets, here.
I have a short-term vacation rental, and I want a thermostat that meets the following criteria:
1. Z-Wave/Nexia Compatible.2. Is password protected, or otherwise does not allow ...

Justin Fraser Tenant left water on for a week and destroyed my house
25 September 2017 | 27 replies

On Friday, the next door neighbor to one of my rentals in Trenton, NJ called me to let me know he had water in his basement, could hear water running in the house, and that he hadn't seen my tenants in over a week. Tu...

Paul S. First-Time Bath Remodel Plan Review
21 June 2018 | 5 replies

Tenant moving out end of July and the bath has a good amount of mildew. This is my first rental and first turn so I'm trying to nail down the best strategy for standardizing bath design to prevent mildew, reduce risk ...