Does anyone use temporary help from staffing agencies or temp agencies to hire a few workers for the day?  We typically do a lot of the work ourselves because without getting a workers comp policy I wouldn't want to r...

Hi guys!I am about to close on my first investment property and am trying to get everything set up. I have found this neat little website called cozy.co which I can use to manage my personal investment property. Howev...

I am soliciting proposals from general contractors for extensive rehab work on a rental property. What should I expect these proposals to look like?I asked GCs to provide cost broken down by individual project (e.g., ...

Hello,I have two situations that I need advice on.  I just had a tenant move out who left the house in good condition especially given they had two cats, a dog and two kids in the house.  My lease states that they wer...

This is a general question for security deposit deductions made by a landlord of a complex. Recently I moved out of an apartment complex after a 10 month lease. There was a pre-move out inspection where everything was...

Our tenant accidentally broke a kitchen cupboard door. It snapped off vertically down the middle when he went to the kitchen in the dark in the middle of the night and when he turned to walk back, he walked into a lit...

Quickbooks Online Pro recently bumped the price to $99/month. My wife and I only have <5 properties we are self managing. The old adage would say to use Spreadsheet. However, we found receipt management (downloadin...

Good Afternoon BP!I'm looking to automate the invoicing and expense reporting by property the properties I own.  Any good apps or products out there that you can suggest.  For context, I have 45 units and currently ha...

Does anyone have any recommendations for a contractor handyman preferably in Fishtown/Port Richmond?

I've got a 2000 SQFT single-family in Thornton coming vacant unexpectedly in mid-December, and it's going to need paint/carpet throughout the interior. I'd like to get it rented starting January 1, but this is a tough...