George P.
Washer died. Replace or repair.
A 9 y.o. Whirpool washer just died in the rental unit. My first reaction was to replace it with new (for no more than $500, some basic washer). But then I thought of fixing it - but since I never dealt with fixing,...
Eddie Werner
Furnace only works when filter is removed
A tenant informed me the property will not heat above 58 degrees. The furnace is on but nothing is happening. Initially we thought it was the thermostat but that checked out. The filter was dirty but not horrible. ...
Michael Didion
Furnace air filter replacement
My wife and I just got AC installed in our rental and the technician said to change the filter every month. Is it really necessary to change the filter every month? I've only ever changed it about 2 times a year on ou...
Suvarna Joshi
Gatbage disposer trips the electric circuit
Hi, in one of my rentals, whenever a garbage disposer is run, the circuit trips and power shuts off. Circuit needs to be resets from the main switchboard every time. Is it the problem with the outlet, the wiring or th...
Account Closed
AC Air Handler Motor Went South and DIdn't Come Back - Where of Where To Find One
One of my rental's AC Air Handler Fan Motor finally went kaput after 33 years of faithful spinning. It must have gotten dizzy or something. Well, today was 117 degrees so I decided it might make sense to fix the thi...
Paul Sandhu
Your semi useful or semi useless "Tip of the Day" for an STR
Post up any tips you have for managing your STRs. One a day. Here is mine for today: Whenever you have to take a clothes dryer apart to do something to the belt or motor or thermostat, take a look at the bottom pla...
Jason Munck
Gas Furnace out on a Sunday
Just got a call from my tenant saying the gas furnace isn't working. If I can't get a repairman out there today (it's Sunday) and they have to go a whole day without heat, what do you do? Tell them to suck it up ...
Jared Bryan
2nd Opinions on my First Property?
https://www.zillow.com/homedet...I am new to Bigger Pockets, started listening to the podcast 3 months ago, and I've learned a lot but I'm diving down this rabbit hole on my own. So, I thought I'd try soliciting the k...
Mark Grozen-Smith
Digital Locks on Long Term Rentals
Has anyone ever used digital locks for long term rentals? Any learnings from that? Was it worth it or were there more troubles than expected? Any brands you recommend?I'm looking to replace the locks in our new units ...
Andrew George Dennis
Help - what do you do with bathroom fans that go....nowhere
I have a two bedroom, two bath condo that I am updating. It's garden level unit - actually a half way under grade with a crawl space underneath. The bathroom fans were rattling really bad so I pulled them out and fo...