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📘 Landlording on Autopilot

  • When tenant ask for upgrade
    • You pay for material
    • They pay for install
    • Mention that it's their home and property
    • Extend lease
  • Call myself property manager
    • Tenants
    • Inspectors
    • Note: fine as long as it's true (e.g. you manage it for your LLC). Licensed investors must also tell tenants in writing that they're licensed and own it.
  • Showings
    • Have double lock key for easy access if renter calls
      • Income 3 times the montly rent
      • Favorable rental history
      • Favorable credit history
      • Name, number, email
      • Photo of ID
      • Selfie with rental in the background
  • Applications
    • Deposit to hold property. If not approved, returned in 30 days. 85$ processing fee to return early. Otherwise applied to tenancy
    • 24 hour to respond rule
  • Fudgers
    • Full year rent in advance
    • Cosigner
  • Current address
    • Property tax site to find owner
    • If LLC
      • Got to state's secretary of state website and do a business records search
    • Calling up references
      • All call recording turned on
      • Call
        • Start with person's first name
        • Ask if they have a house for rent at (current address)
    • Employment
      • Pay stubs to verify
      • Minimum of 2 most recent bank statements for checking
      • Cosigner must be in town
    • Applicant from out of town
      • Current address google maps
    • Pets
      • What kind of pets do you have
    • Ask if they've broken lease, legally allowed to turn down application
    • How many evictions have been filed on you
    • Do you own real estate?
    • Emergency contact including not payment of rent?
    • How did you find this home
    • Requested move in date - 3/4/5 month down the road
  • Extended leases
    • March 31st is best day to end lease
    • Free rent after 36 consecutive months with no late payments and no rental agreement violations with new 3 year lease
    • Long term, below market rent
  • Bi weekly payment plan
    • Extra month of rent each year
  • Acceptance
    • Go over lease line by line
    • Congradulate on approval
    • Utility transfer log information
    • Lead based paint pamphlet
    • Banned dogs
      • Pit bulls
      • Rottweilers
      • German shepherd
      • Husky
      • Doberman pinscher
      • Chow
      • Great dane
      • St. bernard
      • Akita
      • Wolf hybrids
    • Banned dogs require a rental insurance policy
    • 25 per month + 100$ fee
  • Property
    • Good toilets save more money in the long run
    • Moen kitchen faucets easier to replace
  • Bathrooms
    • Replace medicine cabinet with 17$ mirror from home depot
    • Add 3 or 4 light bar about mirror
    • No garbage Disposal
  • 100% digital
    • 85$ late charge for missed appointments
  • Price List for move out
ItemCharge
Deadbolts45
Filling out forms fee15
Missed work order fee85
Late Fee10% of rent
Daily late fee5 per day
Diry air filter in sfh25
Missing air filter35
Code enforcement fines125% charge if they get fine that is their fault
Cleaning gutters35$ per hour
Moveout
Rerental charge2 months rent
Electricity off75
Water off75
Floor tile5 per
Cracked windows80
Storm door chain15
Storm door pneumatic closure35
Electric cover plate2
Car in yard200
Trash piled200
Smoke alarm25
Air filter30
Cleaning windows10
Deadbolt locks45
  • Payment plan after move out and still owe money
    • A over 8 month
    • 16 months
    • 35 monthes
  • Moveout package of pdfs. Send at notice and a week before move out
    • Notice of receipt to vacate and synopsis of what to expect + referral fee
    • Moveout instructions
    • Price list of most frequently charged items
    • 4 question survey
  • Marketing
    • Referrals are best
    • Business cards
    • Website
    • yardsigns
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