I was walking through the hallway of my building in Portland last Tuesday and caught a tenant telling her friend she always waits until the third day of the month to pay rent, because the late fee policy says she gets a 3-day grace period. She was bragging about how she's done it for 8 months and never gets charged extra because of how I phrased the lease. I wrote that grace period in there thinking it would be a nice buffer for honest mistakes, but now I feel like a sucker. Has anyone else had tenants take advantage of small kindnesses like this and had to change their lease wording?
I had the same crew cutting grass at 6 duplexes for 5 years, never thought to check their rates against anyone else. Then a new neighbor mentioned his guy charges $40 less per visit for the same lot size. Anyone else find out they were paying way over market rate for a service they just set and forgot?
I put in a brand new Rheem water heater in a duplex back in February, top of the line model. Sunday morning at 3am my tenant sends me a video of water pouring down the hallway from the utility closet. The gasket on the inlet fitting just gave out, no warning. I was over there by 4am shutting off the main valve and mopping up with a shop vac. Took me until Monday to get a replacement part from the supply house. Has anyone else had issues with new Rheem units or did I just get a dud?
I manage a couple of properties and need to establish a relationship with a reliable roofing company toronto. Narrowed it down to The Roof Technician and Cherry & Clark. What are your thoughts on these two?