Alan B.
Allow washer?/Prevent water abuse.
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...
Tim Coppola
Hydro jetting as preventative maintenance
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 ...
Leo A.
Preventive Maintenance - SF Rental Property
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...
Jonie Lieberman
Verify Identity and preventing fraud!
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 ...
Alyssa Yumi Nelson
Sewer scoping for Preventative Maitenance
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 ...
Bienes Raices
Cost effective termite prevention strategy?
I'm trying to find a happy medium. This is for a rental house that doesn't have termites--yet. The termite bonds with annual fees seem like kind of a ripoff, and I don't know if the 50% rule accounts for them or not....
Steve Rozenberg
How to Prevent an Eviction
How to avoid the problem tenant and the inevitable eviction. First always make sure that you have strict policies and procedures on screening your tenants. And more importantly make sure that you follow them.Always do...
Scott K.
For Detroit investors - crime prevention
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...
John Lindemann
Preventative Maintenance on Rental Properties
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...
Grand Wally
Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008
Attention for those of you who are hoping to further capitalize on the mortgage & foreclosure crises....
http://democrats.senate.gov/dpc/dpc-new.cfm?doc_name=lb-110-2-35
I'd love to get everybody's input on the ...