Adrian Ballou
Renting a room in my house
Hi all!I'm looking to rent a room in my house, and I'm trying to figure out a fair price for it. Does anyone have tips for determining this amount? My mortgage is $1622.68 (including taxes and other fees), and over th...
Garry C.
Unauthorized Maintenance on Water Heater - Bill the Tenant?
Apparently there was a 'hiccup' with the gas the other day, and my tenants needed to relight the stove, fireplace, and hot water heater. They told me that on the heater they removed the door with the sticker that said...
Erik Schubert
Benifits and downfalls of seller financing
What are the up and downs of seller financing? I'm thinking about asking a seller if they are interested in holding the mortgage, but I know I will need to educate them and myself on the topic. I have no experience wi...
Account Closed
Rent by Room in Jacksonville
Hi everyone, I am moving to Jacksonville next month as I got my first job out of college there working at Deutsche Bank. I am hoping to purchase my first property in Jacksonville as a house hack but am struggling to f...
Jimmy S.
Tenants dog scratched doors, what to do?
HelloI have 3 bedroom doors that all look like this. I used a wood marker and it seems to help out alot . How would you charge them for this? It will take me a long time to do 3 doors or should I get a estimate from ...
Yoochul C.
PM Termination Fees = Robbery
Just found out that through a buddy of mine (and other research from asking other PM's) that these PM's charge an exit fee or termination fee to get out of a contract. Sometimes these fees can be very aggressive. Eve...
Philip Johnson
How do I find a new tenant when I'm 1000 miles away?
I have no problem long-distance managing. But, how do I find a new tenant long distance? Here are a few ideas -register as a property manager ( if I register in california is this valid in all 50 states). If I do thi...
Christopher DeAraujo
Approach on a rent increase
First timer here! take it easy on me.
I have 4 tenants paying well below fair market rent. Current rents are 1300/1100/1100/1150. Fair market is 1800. My state laws do not put a limit on increase amount or frequen...
Kelly Conrad
Recourse against inspector-boiler is a complete hack job
Hello! So long story short, I had a boiler specialist out to our property (closed last Thursday) to see why it wasn't getting warm. They opened it and said it's very, very obviously a hack job and they even had speake...
Sergio Altomare
Important changes for Craigslist Posts
For those of you who syndicate listings and post HTML ads on Craigslist, be sure to note the recent changes that kill custom HTML templates. It's unknown if this is all cities, but I know it has hit Philly. Check ...