Patti Thurman
home warranties
Has anyone had any experience with AHS Home Warranty. We have six rentals and are considering traveling for year. Thought maybe this might be an alternative to managing long distance... Hope someone has some infoThan...
David Soest
PET ODORS....REALLY BAD
Has anyone ever bought a house with REALLY bad pet odors? I looked online and found a good reviewed product but was wondering if anything will work. Its so bad you can hardly walk in the house.If I have to remove the ...
Linda Mason
Fannie Mae Nightmare
Need advice. Purchased home from Fannie Mae that was stickered WINTERIZED on every piece of plumbing. After closing a plumber told me all the lines were busted. The walls had to be ripped out throughout hse and pipe...
Lindsey S.
Is a mold certificate necessary after a flood?
I'm currently working on my first flip in a suburb of Houston. It had 43" of water in it and was completely dried out by the previous homeowner. My contractor told me that we needed a mold certificate before he coul...
David West
To (Air B N) B or not to (Air B N) B? That is the question.
Does anyone have experience with short term rentals on sites like Air B N B? I want to know the good, the bad, and the ugly! I'm in the San Diego market so there is a high demand for short term rentals and it seems li...
James Kandasamy
AC cannot cool below 78F
Hi BPers,We have a house that was built in 1984 in Texas. The tenant claims that the AC cannot cool down below 78 F. The outside temperature was around 100 F when they claim this. The AC is running all the time. The A...
Jennifer Streamer
Is 24 hours unreasonable to repair an AC?
we have had a good, but picky, tenant for seven years. He has a lot of requests and most are reasonable. The three year old air conditioning went out today (Sunday). We got in touch with a repair company. They sai...
Ray S.
Contractor overages
I've been doing a rental property rehab. The contractor hasn't come close to meeting any of his target dates, and has gone over budget many times. What is the best way to keep him on track and hold him accountable for...
Ken Nyczaj
First inspection on first flip
I wanted to repost this as our Plumbing Inspection is today. Looking for any further advice. Thank you.The plan is to fix and flip the house which requires about $70,000 in repairs. Majority of the repairs coming fro...
Balu Natarajan
Is PM company overcharging for repairs? Any honest PM out there
Hi, This is my first post. Been a passive member for a while. I have 7 units, 4 buildings in Milwaukee managed by a reputed Property Management company. These are some of the repairs charges they have charged me over...