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Lois S. Why do tenants wait weeks to report maintenance issues?
14 November 2015 | 9 replies

Lease states that maintenance issues should be reported immediately to landlord.Even though I go over the lease clause before signing with tenants, they frequently wait weeks before reporting things such as leaks or c...

Isaac Swan My first step into the world of real estate investing
27 October 2013 | 10 replies

Its official I got my Four-plex! After about a year of searching, what started as a dream of simply buying my first house and making the smart choice turned into my love for real estate investing. As of last month ...

Marc S. 1st property on the horizon!
5 January 2024 | 5 replies

Good evening BP members,
I am a week away from my closing date on my first property! Broke free of the "analysis paralysis" syndrome!! I have a rookie question in terms of management. After ensuring I had done all m...

Mike Webb Vacant unit standard operating procedure
23 September 2015 | 2 replies

Does anyone have a Standard Operating Procedure they use when one of your rental units goes vacant? Primarily looking for something that lists the action steps (i.e.-Schedule needed maintenance, take pictures, order l...

Golan Corshidi First Cleveland Investment: Triplex showing 45% COC return. Am I missing anything?
22 November 2024 | 4 replies

Hey all,I used all the advice and wisdom from these channels and decided to do my first deal out of state. I would love your feedback on how you all think I did. I live in San Francisco and bought a triplex in Clevela...

Julie Thevenow Evicted Tenants stole fridge has this happened to anyone?
6 September 2017 | 16 replies

I took possession of my house at 4pm today. Had a court ordered eviction. I furnished the fridge and stove, the fridge was gone! Criminal or civil matter? Has anyone have any experienced this before? 

Sam Booth Turn Over Costs and Ways to Reduce it
3 November 2022 | 17 replies

Hey everyone!I just purchased my 3rd single family rental property in Alabama (Out of State!) and the first 2 rentals are going great and the property manager is doing a great job, including fixing a few things for me...

Ibn Abney Does New Appliances/Cosmetics add resale value? If so, How Much?
6 March 2017 | 10 replies

Need some advice BP!!Working on submitting a counter-offer on a potential short term Buy/Hold, which i expect to Flip within 2yrs.The property is offered at $105K, down $10K under market price. I believe a $10K-$15K r...

James W. Kitchen Improvements?
11 November 2016 | 10 replies

Hi gys - Any experiences with kitchen upgrades.Basically - new countertops, new cabinets, back splash, lighting, paint, floor tiles, appliances.I am talking a standard size kithcen in a 1400 sf condo. Could be 175sf -...

Lyndsey Whiteaker What are your best practices at finding good maintenance men?
19 April 2021 | 3 replies

So!Our biggest struggle with having a portfolio that is growing is finding a good maintenance man. We have hired and fired two within the last month. Where do you look for them?What do you require as a skillset? What ...