Satish Vittalam
Should I use a Property Management Company?
Hi,I live in Austin, TX and I have a 4 bedroom home in a very good neighborhood. Both Elementary and middle schools are exemplary and very close by. House was bought new in 2010. Around 3400 sft. I am planning to ren...
Christian Gibbs
What is the typical fee charged by property manager while rental is vacant?
Hello BP forum! We are paying $500 a month for a property manager but it's been two months or more and the house is still not ready for rental.When a house/ property is vacant what is the normal negotiation for most ...
Ponnusamy Subramani
Theft of personal belongs left in the My Rental Property
Dear BiggerPocket Members,This is my first question in forum and please pardon me if there are any mistakes. Sorry for the long post.I own one residential rental property and it is being managed by Property managemen...
Jacob Dominguez
Looking for connections to help our growth
Hello,I work for a family owned and operated company based out of Dallas, Texas. We currently own and manage roughly 60 properties. Our goal this year is to reach 200. Eventually we would like to start moving into com...
Meredith Carter
Section 8/ HUD home investing
What is your experience with Section 8 renters (I’m in Birmingham, AL area)? What kind of screener/application do you use? Do you self manage or use a rental management company? Unsure how payment works with the vouch...
Tyler Schell
Anybody with experience managing rental (including Sec. 8) in MO.
I am closing on a duplex in Missouri that is currently rented out. I am assuming at closing that I will need to contact the existing renters for both sides ASAP and have them sign a new management agreement as I plan ...
Account Closed
Lease Termination Before Moving In due to UnClean Apartment
Hi,
I would greatly appreciate any help that you can provide me.
About a month ago, we looked at a house that was to be leased by a private owner. We were happy with it but we noticed that the house was not clean -...
Richard Harrington
New home owner; rent or sell?
To the question listed above I am leaning toward renting, although my situation sucks overall. I bought my home almost two years ago, after all was said and done it was priced at $165k +closing costs. My PITI is sitti...
Josh Collins
Can I manage my friend's home as a rental w/o realtor's licence
My friend just took a job in the Netherlands and is moving to Europe in a month. He wants me to manage his property for him while he is gone. I have storage facilities and have had other rentals myself. I'm wonderi...
Alexandra Danner
STR: How to Deal with Cities that Mostly Use Management Companies
Hi there. I am looking into buying my first STR property in Ocean City, NJ. The city's majority of rentals are handled by property management companies. They handle everything from booking, cleaning and maintenance...