Hi BP community!We have been landlords for many years, with multiple properties. We haven't had this issue before and we aren't sure how to handle it. Any advice would be helpful and appreciated!We have new tenant who...
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We own a nice/decent rental in a working class neighborhood. We entered the apartment to make an agreed upon repair to find loads of drug paraphernalia all over the living room. Our lease strictly prohibits drugs/smok...
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I have a tenant move out mid June and would like to market the unit before move out to fill it by July 1st. So far I have only marketed empty units close by and organized one or two open houses followed by application...
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Hey BP,I bought a property last year and it had a brand new septic tank and drain field installed. The tank was increased from 1300 - 1500 gallons, and it was inspected and got a clean bill of health. Fast forward 12 ...
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Hello BiggerPockets Community!My name is Chris Medeiros. I am partnering with my son Dennis and his wife Nicole to build our REI business. We are fresh newbies from Antelope, California (Sacramento County).I am a comp...
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Hey BP!Little backstory: I'm from CA and bought my first property in OKC. I was indecisive about where to start, but I found a pm and realtor that I liked there and also researched that the area was growing, so I went...
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Good Evening BP Community!I am in the process of purchasing home in the Littleton Colorado area with the intention of using the basement as a separate AirBnB unit. It is a walkout basement which will be completely sep...
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We use state farm and have "cash value" coverage. They've explained 20 times what that means but I find I forget over time. It has started me thinking that maybe I should shop around? We're die hard State Farm clients...
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Hello! My fiance and I just purchased our first property and look forward to renting it out in the near future. I wanted to get some insight on a few things. 1. Is it unusual/excessive to require first, last and depos...
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Hi all – I am curious to learn some of your best practices with respect to: Smoke detectors Carbon Monoxide detectorsFire extinguishers HVAC filter cleaning Lock changes between tenants I currently have property manag...