The first visit there was a $400 clog of baby wipes and diapers (2 babies in the house).

The 4th tenant moved in and now the neighbor keeps texting me saying she’s blasting her music and it’s keeping her baby up, she’s always screaming at someone and apparently the neighbor has called the police on her multiple times.

My parents, who were immigrant baby boomers, stressed the importance of hard work and home ownership.

For many lenders, they will not ask why you are moving into another home, but others will want some type of qualifying event like a new baby, downsizing, etc.I hope this helps get the conversation going.I wish you all the best.

One fine late July day, I pulled up for a routine post move-out unit inspection and the air itself felt… thick… and I already knew that I was about to earn my paycheck in a way no spreadsheet could ever justify.Door opens.Immediate sensory assault.Imagine if a fast-food dumpster and a gym sock had a baby and raised it inside a humidifier.

Unprecedented demographic change: baby boomers just began turning 80, and the number of aged 80+ people in the U.S. will approximately double over the next ten years.

But we had this latest incident and, finally, the 1st floor tenants--who do not use the same HVAC setup (they have mini-splits) --smelled it too.So my theory now is that there was increased animal activity under the house when it got really cold (which is also when the 2nd floor people would crank up the heat). 

For tracking tenants, a simple Google Sheet can act as a mini-database for contacts, dates, and notes.Email automation: Use Gmail's canned responses or filters to auto-send standard emails (e.g., "Welcome packet" with utilities info) when you label an incoming message from a new tenant.

Doesn't matter if it costs him extra, that's the price for bouncing a check.If you need to do renos and don't want to take the time to do it (congrats on the baby), then pay someone to do it. 

SFRs are easy to get across, except if it is a mini home or located in a rural area.