Chris Moebius
First Flip - Firing a contractor
Hello BP!I am working on my first flip on a single family home in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Being a first flip, I have learned a lot (and continue to learn as as I go). I searched the forums for how to resolve my issue b...
Alain Chautard
Property Management and continuous stream of repairs... What would you do?
Hi,I have a property in a different state that I trusted the PM company to take good care of. After two years, I've received 30 maintenance requests from the tenants, which seems like a lot. The PM company happily dis...
Sean Trily
Landlord software for mobile home park
Hey all!I am looking for recommendations on a landlord software that will be used at a 350 space mobile home park. Basically a place to store and track tenant forms and data, organize accounting, do tenant screenings,...
Wayne Thurber
Spec Home Builder Software
Hey Guys,I know theres a large variety of software available for contractors and builders that are designed for invoicing, lead tracking and such; but is there anything that is designed to work better for spec home bu...
Barbie Stack
Preventative Maintenance Memo To Tenants
I manage a low income property and I'm starting to notice more and more invoices coming in with work that could be prevented if my tenants would be proactive in maintaining their unit. I would like to send out a memo ...
Chris E.
Question about title company charges
Ive been told by several people that closing on a cash deal with a title company shouldnt cost more than a few hundred dollars. I got the invoice today for a property Im closing on in 2 weeks and its $925. Policy Prem...
David Berens
How many hours/month on avg do you spend managing maintenance?
I'm trying to better understand how much time landlords/property managers spend each month on average handling maintenance.Communicating with tenantsCoordinating with contractorsFollowing up with contractors about inv...
Doug C.
Do you add tax to your monthly rent amount in Colorado?
I have a property in Arizona that the PM added a city rent tax of 1.75% ($21) to the stated monthly rent amount ($1195) so the tenant has been paying $1216 per month. I am screening tenants now for a property in Colo...
Jonathan Seavey
Vacation Weekly Rental-Tracking
Im looking for App/software ideas on how to best track weekly, and sometimes daily, rentals on my lake side cabin. I obtain 1/2 up front to hold the reservation and remainder is due 30 days before arrival. Would love ...
DORIAN CROUCH
Security Deposits
I was wondering what types of damage caused by tenants justify keeping their security deposit. And what the state (I live in Florida) considers normal wear and tear on a house.