All Forum Posts by: Travis Bohling
Travis Bohling has started 2 posts and replied 63 times.
Post: Self-manage vs property manger?
- Property Manager
- Gilbert, AZ
- Posts 64
- Votes 77
Congratulations Jessica!
Great question but it is hard to give a recommendation to such a personal decision. Maybe think through it like this:
Is the value of your free time worth more or less than the cost of management?
Is the satisfaction from mastering this skill greater or less than the heartache and stress you may endure?
Happy to chat further if you want to dive deeper on the questions above.
Post: Tenant Background Check
- Property Manager
- Gilbert, AZ
- Posts 64
- Votes 77
Rent Perfect is great for self-managing landlords.
Post: Tenant damage and ordinary wear and tear
- Property Manager
- Gilbert, AZ
- Posts 64
- Votes 77
You seem unsettled by this. Imagine the angst you will have if this goes to court. Peace of mind is worth a lot in the end. Maybe for you, being a landlord isn't worth the toll.
Post: How to invest in 2023? I'm at a dead end.
- Property Manager
- Gilbert, AZ
- Posts 64
- Votes 77
As a LTR property manager, I have been hearing from airbnb hosts who are experiencing your same dilemma. One strategy that is working for some is to convert their airbnb into a rental-by-the-room property. I have heard from investors with good experiences with Padsplit. Best of luck out there!
Post: Setting Leases to end in Peak Months?
- Property Manager
- Gilbert, AZ
- Posts 64
- Votes 77
Your intuition about leasing interest dropping throughout the last quarter of the year is accurate. We see this annually in the Phoenix area and ensure we do not have lease-ending dates during this period. We consider prime leasing season to be Feb-July.
Post: Update on the best Flat Fee Listing Services
- Property Manager
- Gilbert, AZ
- Posts 64
- Votes 77
Hi Sandy, give Richard a call at AZ Flat Fee. He will take great care of you.
www.azflatfee.com
Post: DOOM LOOP: Fed's new rate hike brings it to a 22-year high
- Property Manager
- Gilbert, AZ
- Posts 64
- Votes 77
The free money bonanza of the past 20 years is over, at least until the next pivot. It will be interesting to see how investors adjust their portfolio allocations now that the risk-free rate is so generous.
Post: Tenant Background Check with Criminal Record
- Property Manager
- Gilbert, AZ
- Posts 64
- Votes 77
Rent Perfect is a great screening tool with comprehensive reports. https://www.rentperfect.com/
Post: Best way to market a MTR/LTR rental...
- Property Manager
- Gilbert, AZ
- Posts 64
- Votes 77
Zillow dominates the search volume by prospective tenants.
Post: Section 8 Tenants, are they really that bad?
- Property Manager
- Gilbert, AZ
- Posts 64
- Votes 77
Section 8 tenants can be great, awful, or somewhere in between just like non-subsidized residents. Careful investigation of credit, criminal, and rental history during the application process is the best way to minimize the risks of any tenant placement. I would also consider which section 8 agency you will be dealing with. Some are responsive, proactive, and care about their participants. Other agencies are slow, incompetent, and painful to deal with.