Cheryle Patterson
Tenant installed window AC in utitlies furnished rental
I have owned a 16 furnished room (dorm style) rental property for 14 years and never had a tenant do this. We rent the rooms for $395 per month and it includes power, water, sewer and garbage service. We keep the A/C...
Sara Walters
First deal stuck in probate…
Hi all - I’m in the midst of my first deal and have hit a snag. I have an accepted offer on a distressed single family home in East Texas. My realtor had learned from the listing agent that the owner of the home had p...
Troy Purvis
Do I replace a roof that isn't leaking?
Newbie here! I have my first investment property under contract and have a list of items I will be working on upgrading before renting it out. The roof currently has two layers and IS NOT leaking but does show signi...
Vitaliy Merkulov
What's your biggest problem with landlord references?
I'd like to know what is your biggest pain point about getting applicant's previous landlord references or giving references?1. Landlords don't respond back to your request for landlord reference. Either you can't get...
Account Closed
Lender says “no loan for a 5 hour commute”. HELP
I want to buy a house 2.5 hours from my duty station. I watched my mom travel 3 hours to and from work (6 hours round trip) when ahe worked in NY and she wanted us to go to a good school in NJ so this is normal to me....
Mat Lewczenko
Property Managers - Why do they always Overpromise and Underdeliver?
I hear this ALOT...
"I had a great PM company, paid them $X but they are gone, had to fire them. They were great in the beginning and then..."
What makes them great at the beginning?
What are the biggest let downs?
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Candice De
Short Term Rentals... Are they the root of our housing issues?
STR... good, bad, or depends?
I live in Frisco, CO nestled between 5 ski resorts, lovely Lake Dillon, and a 1.5 hour drive to the growing metro area of Denver.
We are not alone here, but in Frisco, there is a big wo...
Tyler Hahn
Tenants suggesting unit is not habitable, escrowed rent
Hey, I have a triplex in PA where one tenant is suggesting their unit is not habitable, yet I think it is.Quick Backstory: I bought the house 2/2021 and inherited these tenants. The lease ended 11/2021 and we went MTM...
Peter Morgan
Tenant sealed vent registers in winter to use his own heater
Hello,I had a tenant last winter and the heat in his unit was supplemented by the unit above him.It gets really cold down there in winter but he chose not to have free heat and sealed the vents tightly with an aluminu...
Axel Ragnarsson
The Reputation Associated with Making a Lot of Offers
Hi everyone,I have a question for those investors who make offers on a lot of properties. We all know that in order to do more deals, we need to analyze more properties, and we need to ultimately make more offers. I a...