Eric S.
Are carpet, paint and cleaning just costs of owning?
I put in a new basement carpet a bit over 10 years ago. I have had a couple different tenants since, the last for 6 years. When they moved out the carpet was pretty shot...but it is 10 years old. The entire house (3br...
Luke Ostergaard
Medium Term Rental Payment and Leasing
Hey BP community!I am considering gearing my next unit towards travelling professionals and I have a couple of questions. 1. Are you all typically taking payment up front or on a month by month basis? I assume this wo...
Duriel Taylor
yellow letters and list source
Hello Everyone, As I prepare to use yellowletters.com and listsource.com, I have formulated a question that I can not find an answer to. Ok so these mailing marketing services (yellowletters) do they provide me with "...
David Cramer
Excessive Pet Paint Damage, Wear and Tear or Security Deposit?
I'm a single property landlord. Tenant recently moved out and the pets left a bunch of claw marks in the paint. The paint was last done in 2017. This tenant moved in 2019 and the walls were in good condition minus nor...
John Underwood
Pigeon Forge area leased propane tank
Our new cabin has a large leased propane gas tank. They are charging $100/month for the lease.They are setting it up for remote monitoring so that they come fill it when it gets down to 30%.We only have 1 gas fireplac...
Sunny P.
With rentals, what are you doing at checkout
My tenant is moving out on Friday and I wanted to know what is your checkout process? I am planning on getting the carpets steamed but I would like to know about the cleaning.Should I get the place back cleaned like t...
Kevin McDonald
tenant hanging too many pictures/items on wall
I just remodeled one of my rentals (tore down to the studs everything new). My new tenant has moved in and has been in the house for about 6 months. I have noticed the few times I have been called to the house to t...
Connor Hedley
Why are"Repairs and Maintenance" expenses calc. as a % of income?
In the Bigger Pockets calculator, "Repairs and Maintenance" are represented as a % of gross monthly income. The suggested range is 5-15% of monthly income. My question: Shouldn't "Repairs and Maintenance" be calculate...
Sam Leon
AC/Furnace Filter preferences
As you accumulate more properties, you end up with central AC units of all sizes and ages.Many of these require odd size filters you can't buy at the big box stores, so what do you do? Do you:(A) Mail order dozens of...
Jake Davis
Calculating expenses/Cash Flow, what am I missing?
I’ve been learning how to quickly evaluate real estate investment properties and determine potential deals. I wanted to provide a sample property that I have evaluated and was wondering if there was any insight as to ...