Bryan Hancock
Fire Burned Three Apartment Units - Engineering Report Needed?
Last Friday a grease fire at an apartment complex we own torched three of the units. I haven't made the trek out there yet to assess the damage, but the insurance assessor called today and described the damage. My p...
Danny Ondik
Who is in charge of taking care of the lawn?
As I buy my first property, I wouldn't mind taking care of the single family lawn and property to make sure it is really well kept. I just don't know if renters typically want to do this themselves in a single family ...
Kyle Brown
Tenant did not pay rent, now not answering calls/texts/emails
We just had a new tenant move in on October 1, security deposit and first months rent were paid to us fine, no issues. Come November 1, we did not receive our rent, so I reached out to the tenant and she played it of...
David Ptak
Remote keyless entry system for check in
Hi folks. I’m wondering if anyone has any experience / recommendations for a door entry system where a guest can have a key code issued at check in that lasts the duration of their stay and then expires. So it would h...
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Pennsylvania Security Deposit
Here we go again....are there any landlords out there who actually follow the rules?!? I think I'm a pretty good tenant and yet I'm always getting screwed.
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Paul Kuhn
Former Property Manager not releasing tenants security deposits
Wondering how I should proceed in my situation. I had a falling out with my former property manager when I asked them to do a kitchen remodel, when that remodel was partway done, the incompetence of the remodel showed...
Jennifer Rysdam
What is your list of disallowed dogs?
Hey everyone. I need to put together a list of disallowed dogs for my apartment building's website. I have a few in mind, but I don't want to leave any out. I think it would be easier to make a list that people can se...
Karen Margrave
Architectural Design Costs - What and how do you pay?
For those of you doing new construction, do you use an architect or a drafts person for your your designs? When you start the design, do you know the style you want or does the architect make those decisions? What do ...
Mark Ferguson
9 indicted for short sale fraud in Colorado
Be careful!
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/finance_etc/2013/11/co-grand-jury-indicts-9-in-short-sale.html?full=true
John Montgomery
New to BP in Sacramento
Hello everyone. I just became aware of Bigger Pockets on Thanks Giving. My sister told me about it and I've since been listening to ALL the podcasts starting at #1. It's helped with real estate language fluency. My da...