After month of research and a few months of looking we thought we found a good property.  A 1000 square foot home in good condition on a half acre that would give us the option to add a second home in the future.  Our...

I have run into a scenario may times where the tenant leaves and simply leaves behind someone who is  not on the lease. This always ends up with having to evict and months loss and stress. How can landlords avoid gett...

In my 2 unit rental my lower level tenant wants me to allow her to have a washer & dryer. Originally my stance was no washer due to what I read in The Section 8 Bible. I noticed that in my market a “no washer” pol...

Hello everybody,I was wondering if anyone has every hydro jetted a main sewer line as preventative maintenance. I just had a sewer backup scare in my rental property that has me thinking maybe it would be worth it to ...

Hello everyone! I am very new to real estate and only have 1 SF rental property. Does preventive maintenance(roof, pest, air filter) needed or It is being done before a new tenant comes in? I have a property manage...

I am becomming more and more concerned with fraud.  The last rental I posted, I had a woman apply and found out she had stolen someone’s identity when I was working through the background.  I found out when I decided ...

I am curious about how often landlords perform sewer scoping as part of preventative maitenance. I can find info/advice on scoping as part of initial due diligence but not so much as a PM effort. Although my property ...

Hi! I'm need to do termite/pest prevention at my property and am looking for about 4 recommendations to get bids from. Any input is appreciated! Tomball, TX area.

How sad that you can't have an empty property even for a day.This is for all the Detroit is making a comeback people.  You need to have steel placed on all windows and doors.  Don't they have these in worn torn countr...

Hi Everyone!We have a handful of properties now and wondered how other people plan for and schedule preventative maintenance.  We appreciate all feedback on 1) What you do 2) How often you do it 3) Do you do it or hir...