Hey Everyone, My husband and I are relatively new to being landlords. I am trying to find the most efficient way to send out a notice for Rent and collect it as well. Currently, I send out a formal text message 2 days...
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Hello all,I am currently in a situation where one of our retail property tenants is refusing to acknowledge and pay late fees as stated in the lease. This property is a family property and until recently it was manage...
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Hi, I'm planning on investing in my first buy and hold in the next few months, but one thing that I could not find a concrete answer on these forums is how to enforce fees on a tenant? I.e. if a tenant is late on rent...
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My first tenants moved out the other day so I went over to the property today to change locks and do a few other things. I was surprised to see how dirty the property was. There was no damage to anything but they had...
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Hello All:I was reaching out to see if anyone had ever had any luck getting a list of names who are in danger of getting their water shut off? Not sure if this is public record or not, but i'm sure this type of list w...
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I have a kind of an odd questions for fellow landlords or if anyone is in the insurance side.Last year when Irma hit South Florida, I suffered quite a bit of damages on a number of my rental.A particular one is a mult...
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I am taking the time to share a recent experience I had with a potential lender I connected to via Bigger Pockets. This is the first time I’m looking for this sort of loan (this is only my 2nd rental property). These ...
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My tenants who moved out last month left the place in rough condition. I'm just now finishing up getting the unit back to rentable condition. I wanted to send them a certified letter to their new home ,job and email...
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Are there any investors buying tax deed properties? If so, what are some of the risks to avoid?
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Most of us charge fees/penalties in our leases. The normal late fees, application fees etc. Can you mention what other fees have worked well for you please?Some ideas to start the conversation.We email our tenants all...