All Forum Posts by: Andrew Briggs

Thank you all for your input.  I'm gonna keep it separate, no mixing contractors with tenants.  As for the ultimatum, it's noted I'll keep collecting rents for a few months to see if he 'strikes' again.  As a new landlord I need to build some cash.  However, this will likely be a 2 strike limit.  BTW, he's month to month.  Not sure if that makes it easier to hit the eject button?

Hi, I'm a newbie landlord.  I bought 2 tenant occupied units that need some work.  I have a few contractors that I would like to establish a working relationship with and had them do some bids for the roof and a fence.  Bids look pretty good.

The snafu...  Both of my tenants work for roofing/fencing companies.  They have both offered their services and have asked me to consider them.

My intuition says NOT to mix business with tenants.  Plus, for the long term, I really want to establish good rapport with the contractors I've worked with in the past.

The curve ball...  One of the tenants gave me an ultimatum saying if I don't use his father's roofing business to do the repairs I'll have to find a new tenant.  I responded essentially saying I'm not going to play favorites choosing you over the other tenant for this work...  I also said I have the freedom to chose whoever I want to do the repairs.  He seemed to back down for now...

Tips, advice, wisdom?  Any would be greatly appreciated.

Andy

Excellent, thanks for tip Chris.

Andy

Hi, I'm new to REI; just bought my 1st rental in Southwest Fort Worth. The properties need some work - we plan to fix roofs right away . But we hope to do the other repairs down the road...

We're looking for a way to put them under basic insurance for now.  Would anyone be able to refer me to a good insurance broker that has experience working with investors and rental properties in DFW?

Andy