Lyndal McMurphy
No heat/hot water, tenant wants a hotel
My tenant in a SFH (single mother with toddler) was contacted by the gas company saying she was using excessive gas. They sent a technician out who did a pressure test on the gas line and said there is a leak on the ...
Matt J.
Comfort dog request
Hello BP, I have a SFR rental in the greater Tacoma Seattle area (not in Seattle proper though). The existing tenant has been in place for about 6 months. When I rented to them they asked about getting a dog and I mad...
Mary Kaye pepperman
First Summer at VRBO Host-all good til the terrible guest leaves a mess for Maid
How do you handle a guest who leaves the house a mess, smokes in the house and leaves the evidence when we have a clear rule of no smoking and enters a locked owners closet and takes items. We need one more 5 star rev...
William Kulow
How do we feel about fish?
So I currently do not allow pets in my rental, but one of my tenants asked me about a fish and was just curious about how landlords felt about it. I feel like it can be costly on utilities but the tenants are responsi...
Paul Winka
CPAs & CPA clients: help me feel OK about my big CPA bill.
So I am trying to get my "team" together as I develop my r/e career so I quit using a vanilla, nonspecialized tax preparer and hired a CPA and spent $500 for a few hours of her time for QB set up assistance. I keyed i...
Kevin McDonald
tenant hanging too many pictures/items on wall
I just remodeled one of my rentals (tore down to the studs everything new). My new tenant has moved in and has been in the house for about 6 months. I have noticed the few times I have been called to the house to t...
Joey Fontenot III
Plumbing Issue with a rental property
I recently put a new tenant into a rental and she called about excess sewage spewing into the tub when the toilet is flushed in one of the bathrooms. In addition she stated the washer was not working quite as effectiv...
Marci Stein
Ever ok to forgive late fee?
My tenants have paid rent on time for 3 years . It’s due on the 8 th - they get their check on the 5 th . She texted me on the 8 th to say SS messed up the check and it just went out . So now it’s a legal holiday - if...
Jon Crosby
Itemized (non-breakage) Charges in your VR contract?
Greetings BP STR Community. I'm looking for some templates of STR contracts you use to possibly charge guests for things other than breakage that insurance would cover. For instance, if a guest is noisy and you end...
Elizaveta Voloboeva
Wholeseler and realtor
Hello everybody!
Could you please explain me why investors agree to buy properties using wholeseler's help instead of finding properties cheaper? (for me it's like using realtor)
And another question: Can licenced re...