Jorge J Gonzalez
Rental smells like cigarette smoke! How to get rid of the smell?
Just bought a new rental but the previous owner smoked a pack a day. The whole place smells like cigarette smoke. Painted the whole place but didn't even change the smell. The carpeting is only about one year old a...
Clifton Kaderli
How investors can create a win-win to rebuild Houston
Many are discussing how to capture opportunity in Houston. Many fortunes will be made and lost in the aftermath of Harvey. My career has placed me in positions to help create win-win scenarios for families and busines...
Annie Seurer
5 Simple Ways to Improve Guest Experience Beyond Design
Guest experience is one of my favorite STR topics! I co-managed guest experience and feedback at a large fund a learned a lot directly from guests. Before I left, we had an average rating of 4.93 across many markets a...
Jessica G.
What incentive is there for a realtor to present low ball offers?
Hi everyone. Apologies if this question has been answered before, a quick search didn't come up with anything.Anyway - a friend of mine who is a real estate agent sent me a property that has not come on the market yet...
Cheryl P.
New Member from New York Ciy (investing in Ohio)
Hi BP!
My name is Cheryl and I live in New York City but my current focus is multifamily investing in Ohio. I'm currently getting my real estate education in multifamily while also marketing for deals and d...
Tom V.
YOU SHOULD PAY $ TO YOUR WORST TENANT
Have you had that point yet where you are ready to evict someone? They are late with the rent, they owe you a ton of money? They play loud music, smoke weed and their dog craps on your lawn? Call the lawyer!?!?!...
Steve Wilcox
Liens that do not show up until after closing
I have a property in a tough area under contract, and my attorney has told me that occasionally liens on the property may not show up for 3-6 months after the close of the property, which would leave me (or my llc) re...
Kurt K.
Tenants says they have bed bugs. I pay or tenants pays?
A new tenant moved in March this year and at the time of renting, there was no signs of bed bugs. They called today (8 months later) and said they have bed bugs. The lease states we do not pay for pests, but I've deci...
Marty G.
Deciding to self manage
Hi BP community!I have a few properties that I have had managed by a PM company. I used to self manage and when I changed jobs, that required a lot of overseas travel and I didn't feel comfortable having family deal ...
Matt Speer
Would you fire your PM if their days on market avg was over 40?
Serious, yet simple questions: Question 1: If you found out your property management company had an average days on market of over 40 days would you immediately fire them and look elsewhere? Question 2: If you answere...