Dana Chun
Fire extinguishers and fire escape ladders?
Hi there,
I have a two story four bedroom unit that I am renting to a group of college students. One of the fathers has asked if I could provide fire extinguishers on each floor and a fire escape ladder since all of...
Chance Schrettenbrunner
Inheriting Tenant? First time landlord!
Hello!I am currently in contract on my first property, a duplex, and I am inheriting a tenant on the other side. They are in the unit until march. Does anyone have ideas how to deal with being a landlord and a neighbo...
Mario Jimenez
Setting boundaries with tenants
Hello! I am getting my first rental property undergoing. I have a few good applications so far. I will be moving forward with getting the property occupied 02/1/22. Currently brainstorming some boundaries to set with ...
Aaron M.
When to authorize after-hours calls to plumber or electrician?
I live in California and have a "professional renter" (he is very knowledgeable about the lease and laws and acts strictly within those bounds - I perceive him to be a potential lawsuit threat) in my rental property. ...
DaVaughn Reed
The book on managing rental properties
What did Brandon Turner mean when he was talking about the policy binders “telephone standards” ?
Joshua Ferguson
Becoming a home inspector
Hello all,I’m looking into becoming a home inspector as a way to help raise capital for my investments. I live in Ohio and I work two 18 hour shifts a week so I’d have a lot of available days despite working a full ti...
Christen G.
Tenant brought in "portable washer" which (of course) leaked
My new tenants upstairs apparently brought in a "portable washer" which has leaked into the downstairs unit - destroying the tenant's bed and TBD on the rest of the damage. (Yay for Saturday afternoon emergency calls...
Susan Clark
Protocol for answering tenants in a timely and safe manner
I am a fairly new landlord. I have 4 tenants and I had set up a system where if the tenant calls they were to leave a message or text and I would respond within 24hrs.
Since this was put into place 2 of my tenants h...
Dylan Davidson
Can the Property Manager's job be completely automatised for STRs?
I'm researching what it takes to do in-house management for a company with 15 apartments, some short term rentals and some midterm. With all of the software that is available it seems like the property manager will b...
Lucy A.
Repairs - specifically windows
Hi everyone,
I wanted your opinion on two things pls:
1. I was just told by one of my tenants that a couple of the windows in a house I bought last year don’t open, and she’s citing the ability to escape in a fire.
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