If you never do periodic inspections, how many leaky roofs, drippy water heaters, leaking P-traps and the like do you have rotting away your investment? Take the number of calls you received over a given period and figure you have 84% more unreported. --50.26.xx.xxx

Exactly why I drove around looking at all my houses last week after the wind. Only found one problem, wind turbine had blown off. She would have never noticed, a couple years ago had big winds, one tenant called to say a large tree blew over in the yard, few houses over I noticed a tree laying on one of my roofs. I called to let her know I wouid be on the roof, she had no clue, said she thought the tree was growing a lot. Folks, this is why we are in business, clueless people. --166.137.xxx.xx

I agree 100% I only own a 2 family and live in 1 unit and rent the other so I am here constantly. But I can’t tell you the times I’ve gone to replace a smoke alarm battery or do a quarterly apartment inspection and found faucets that are leaking, or a running toilet that was never mentioned. I make a point to try ask at least once a month when I run into the tenant outside if everything is all set in the apartment, anything need to be fixed. Answer is always nope everything is good, then find the faucet has been dripping for weeks. If it doesn’t affect the tenent most likely you won’t hear about it. The exception is the “high maintenance” tenant, they will call about every conceivable thing possible. --71.248.xxx.xxx

Tenants are tenants for a reason. A lot of that is because they don't want to be responsible for a house, they want someone else to do that. That is our opportunity as landlords. Meet a need and make some money at it. --108.4.xxx.xx

If they do tell and it's a millennial, they tend to send a text picture only. I got a picture once of a pizza box with a big blob of white on it. I sent back,' Why do you put whipped cream on pizza?' Tenant responded that's plaster from ceiling because roof leaks. --216.23.xxx.xx

Seriously they probably do not know what keeps the snow/rain, leaves, meteorites or other falling objects from hitting them when they are in their houses. Why would they give and thought to that? Puzzling people! --99.203.xx.xxx

I pulled up to one of my single-family homes back in December and the facia board had ripped off the front of the house and was dangling there. The cable company had come in and ran cable from the pole to the house and then down into the living room or whatever and the facia board was just dangling there from the anchor point that they put on the house. Strong wind or something must've pulled it loose or maybe a branch fell, I don't know. Tenant never called. --50.107.xxx.xxx

This is why I do at least 4 inspections a year. Usually more. --73.120.xx.xxx

When I asked her "why she didn't think to tell me!", her reply was sorry, I never look on that side of the house. --216.186.xxx.xx

When I asked her "why she didn't think to tell me!", her reply was sorry, I never look on that side of the house. --216.186.xxx.xx

No one cares for your investment as much as you do: not a tenant, not a property manager, no one! You snooze you lose $ in this game. Stay on top! --173.20.xxx.xxx

It doesn't bother me too much. I get in for periodic inspections and catch most things that way. I'm actually glad they DON'T call me for every little thing! If they don't notice it, it doesn't bother them and I fix it before they notice. --204.210.xxx.xxx

And here I thought I was the only one! For sure, my 'favorite' tenants of 20 years never called about anything until it was beyond repair. Leaking drain pipes under sinks, rotting the board, clogged kitchen sink. Usually heavy build up of cooking grease. Required a plumber every time they finally told me. When the finally moved back to their 'home country' I found the sink totally clogged with grease again. They never mentioned it. Toilet needing 6 or so flushes before stuff went down. Not a big problem except it indicates that my sealed sewer pump was clogged or the float wasn't functioning. Big problem because eventually the sewage backed up into the adjoining house. That tenant told me immediately. When asked how long the toilet wasn't flushing right, the answer was always 'maybe 2 weeks, maybe 3'. Ohhhhh! --68.8.xx.xxx

How do these people make it through life? --50.26.xx.xxx

Shingle roofs are like renting a roof where life expectancy is lower then other types of roofs along with severe winds shingles blow off then roof starts to leak. Metal roofs are more expensive upfront where over the long term the cost is lower as the roof will 2 to 3 times longer along with more wind resistant. Most European countries do not use shingles or fiberglass insulation at all. As a roof requires replacement then start to look at other options. There are many videos on You Tube about metal roofs. --147.194.xxx.xx

Sometimes with tenants, just like with kids, quiet means trouble. Better go check on the kids. *grins* --70.92.xxx.xxx

Busy, I love your last example. --73.120.xx.xxx

Here's one I dealt with yesterday. Tenant calls me and tells me both ceiling fans are making loud noises. OK, I say, call me when I can come look tomorrow. No call. I call late in afternoon. No answer. So yesterday morning she calls and says I can come over now. I go. She says the fans are no longer making noise. When did they last make noise? LAST FALL. Then they didn't use them over winter. So now she tells me she cleaned them and tightened the glass globes on the light arms. Presto. No more noise or vibration. She may have been scamming me for new fans because she told me with the first call that they would buy new fans if I paid to have them installed. That's a no go because the fans have to be the kind that are flush to the ceiling with no hanging parts. There are inspections for fire etc. and I would be told to remove any that are to low for safety sake. So I told her that on the phone that we can only have fans that fit the codes, so no she can't pay for new ones etc. I'm thinking her psycho granddaughter, who seems to be staying there a lot, complained that she didn't like the fan. Now, suddenly it's not broken. But really, if all the globes were loose, and they are heavy, that would unbalance the fan. Glad they didn't break because of that and the late reporting of the problem. Bad decision making is a life long problem for tenants. --173.61.xxx.xx