Kaven L.
Should a PM walk the property before dispatching a plumber?
We pay a PM to manage a SFH, and this past week we received a $1k bill from a plumber for fixing the washing machine drain pan. I'm a little frustrated because from the plumbing bill I don't understand what exactly wa...
Angelo Mart
1st Landlord deal
Looking to move out of my primary residence and utilize it as a rental as the property has good Cash Flow. Should I use a management company to go about finding good qualified tenants? Or should I do the background ch...
Robert Hernandez
Any BP member have success with simplisafe? Worth it?
I just recently bought the simplisafe system with active monitoring. I have placed signs in front of my vacant rental. I have a door sensor and motion along with extra decibel.I bought the SS system after my vacant un...
Gina Nicolas
Clogged pipe due to tenant negligence
Hello everyone, I got a phone call from my tenant last week that water is coming out from a pipe outside the house and it makes the house smells. I called a plumber company - rotor rooter, the technician was able to ...
Sreedhar Rao
Water from one of the shower is warm in winters
The tenant has reached out indicating water from one of the showers is just warm. A certified technician was dispatched to address the problem. He/she came back and provided feedback that it was just normal. Also, the...
Cal C.
OFF TOPIC Dumb and I do mean dumb drivers
This is from some professional storm chasers. They were stupid enough to keep driving into the tornado, but they finally stopped while others kept driving. Unfortunately, I don't think all of those people are sti...
Alain Chautard
Property Management and continuous stream of repairs... What would you do?
Hi,I have a property in a different state that I trusted the PM company to take good care of. After two years, I've received 30 maintenance requests from the tenants, which seems like a lot. The PM company happily dis...
Oleg S.
New Member From New Britain, Connecticut
Hello everyone, my name is Oleg. I’ve been foraging through these forums for a couple months now, and am now finally starting to delve into the BP, and the real estate world.Just a little information about myself; I’m...
Brian Rosher
SimpliSafe non-existant customer service, new system doesn't work
Seeing as SimpliSafe is a sponsor, are there any escalation paths to getting some help? I have tried on multiple days over the past week to contact their customer service. The hold times are in excess of 20-30 minut...
Corina Eufinger
LF Emergency Line Answering Service
Anyone have a recommendation on answering service for an emergency line? Looking to switch since my current one has decided to charge me $135 a month (on top of used minutes) when I don't have enough emergency call...