Hey everyone,
So I got sent a picture of what seems to be mushrooms growing in the ceiling of my tenant bathroom. I sent the picture out to my contractor already waiting for feedback but I wanted to share it here als...
I am thinking of offering my handyman 6% of gross rents to take care of an apartment building I will be getting soon. He will do everything except bookkeeping, paperwork, and filling vacancies (I have a great renta...
When my wife and I purchased our first home back in 2011 we used a loan officer that was recommended to us through our real estate agent (who was a family friend). They helped us find our house and really worked with...
I have a tenant who contacts me weekly for repairs. Some are legitimate and require a specialist, while others are trivial, such as replacing a sprinkler, and it's getting very tedious.Which repairs can I reasonably e...
Just about to close on my 1st househack rental! I have to replace some of the locks and wondering if I should just make the jump to a keypad or smartlock instead of the cheaper/traditional lock for all units?Love to ...
When you buy a property that needs some work, how do you protect yourself from going over your rehab budget (or from the contractor exceeding his estimated cost)? Do you include specific language in the repair contra...
Hello from cold and windy mid-coast Maine!
I'm a newbie in the landlording business and I desperately need help figuring out how to set up a system to track the finances for the properties we have. My strength is id...
I have a 2bath/1bath rental in a nicer area in south St. Louis. It is the second floor unit on a duplex. I have advertised it on Zillow using professional staged pictures and would get about 3 to 4 inquiries per week....
Can anyone give me some advice on Tenant Screening for Mobile Home Parks? Is it any different in your experience than SFH or Apartment? Thinking of charging an application fee to weed out some people, but I'm not sure...
Hello,I have an Aiea townhouse. A few years back we enclosed the two car garage. We added a bathroom shower and kitchenette (no stove). The contractor is gone. I live out of state and do not have blueprints. I want t...