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Princesa Hansen Someone hit garage door; tenant claims no knowledge; now what?
19 August 2019 | 9 replies

Tenants in our townhome reported that their garage door was hit & damaged. It's clearly dented and broke hinges, so not fixable and needs to be replaced. However, they claim no knowledge of how it happened and do...

Andy K How to keep rental safe in a bad neighborhood?
14 July 2014 | 14 replies

Hi all,

We have a rental property in a not-so-good neighborhood. Didn't realize at the time of buying it that it was quite a rough neighborhood. The last 2 times that the home has been vacant during tenant tu...

Ayne C. Insurance needs during BRRRR
2 July 2018 | 2 replies

I'm in escrow for my first BRRRR right now and it just occurred to me I need to get some insurance.  What companies and coverage do you recommend?  It's a sketchy part of town about 1 hour drive from me and I plan on ...

Ellie Narie Househacking a 4plex- one tenant has a criminal history?
14 May 2020 | 1 reply

I'm about to close on a 4plex pretty soon. One of the tenants has recently moved into one of the units, and this tenant has bankruptcies and a criminal history (this includes burglaries) that is recent. I'm not sure w...

Marc Ramsay One of the joys of property ownership!
26 March 2014 | 22 replies

So I get an email from my maintenance guy with a photo of a large pile of garbage that was dumped on my MF property by some scumbag who was too lazy and too cheap to take it to the dump himself.

This i...

Ken Lee How do I prevent theft and transient moving in while remodeling?
27 August 2022 | 9 replies

Background:  I have located a quadplex in a low-income neighborhood with NO tenants.  The seller is trying to get rid of the property because he is having trouble remodeling all the units in the quadplex.  He reported...

Mel Selvidge Bars or No Bars on Windows?
28 January 2015 | 12 replies

I always think a house or block seems safer when I don't see caged windows and burly fencing everywhere.  Personally, I have never wanted to live like I was "in the embassy" even when I lived in a high crime area like...

Neil G. Damage to STR - Liability Mystery
30 August 2022 | 6 replies

I just showed up to my rental property after 3-4 months and found my outdoor pizza oven smashed. It was handmade by the previous owner and I have no idea of it's value besides the fact that it was a gorgeous quirk tha...

Andrea Finkelstein Ideas to combat trespassing on a commercial restaurant
10 July 2024 | 7 replies

Hi. We own a restaurant building in Downtown Phoenix, and my tenant is having a horrible time with indigence hanging out or parking there at night and leaving dirty diapers and other items. We have all the no trespass...

Nathan Faselt Ways to increase revenue & retention through creative services/amenities/expenses ?
3 May 2023 | 7 replies

Services and experiences are like the new currency , I wanted to start a discussion on how we as real estate investors we can capitalize on this trend. Specifically, I'm interested in hearing about the add-on servic...