Slavik Lund
Example lease FROM ALASKA
Hello,
This is to reply to a previous post as well as information for others. This is the lease that I am going to use when the previous lease expires. It has been revised by my attorney. All comments, concerns, o...
Account Closed
Have any of you used Vacasa for short-term rentals?
Hi all!
I came across this company lately and apparently for some portion of the earnings, they take care of the legwork such as marketing, coordinating cleaning, etc. for the owner. I'm not sure I want to do this y...
Liliana Allison
Preparing to close on apartment complex
Hi BP,I am getting ready to close on my first 8 unit apt complex. I would love any and all advice as to what to do now in order to make this a seamless transition. For example, I've read many say they send a letter wi...
Wesley W.
To catch a pot smoker
Hi all,
Okay - here's the situation: shared entrance hallway between two units, and one of the occupants is using the hallway to smoke pot. I know this because I have been in the hallway a few times in recent weeks ...
S Harper
Damage Deposit Itemization - how detailed do you get?
I have a difficult tenant who I gave 30 day notice of non renewal on his month to month lease, moved out 1/2/16 (2 days late). He and his family have been very difficult with the move out; his son has told me he wil...
Luke H.
How to avoid A/C emergency issues
Hi,I live in Texas and it gets HOT here... I have yearly maintenance done on all A/C units to ensure they are working properly. When an A/C unit stops working tenants will make this an urgent emergency. My A/C guy i...
Parul S.
Inspection report - To buy or not to buy
I have agreed to buy my first SFH investment property from a TK (turnkey) and just received the inspection report. The SFH is 60 years old but was represented as being "fully rehabbed". The inspection report is con...
Nam Tran
Renters are slobs. Need inputs on how to deal with this.
Hello everyone, I am new to this. My wife and I are in the process of buying our first investment property, a duplex. we did our walk through today, we love the property however the current tenants are slobs in both p...
Andrew Carlson
Weed and junk cars?
We’ve got one tenant smoking weed in their apartment regularly. We’ve told them to quit, left nice notes, and have had the sheriff knock on their door (didn’t answer even though they were home). How do we get them to ...
Kevin Kaczmarek
Landlording Best Practices
I would love to hear from the BP community what they believe are best practices of being a landlord? We are in the process of updating our documentation and procedures, and I want to make sure we are not missing anyth...