Shower Curtains and Water

First floor tenant called about a water stain on her bathroom ceiling. After inspecting the second floor bathroom noticed severe water damage to the wall and floor tile by the bath tub. This is an all too common repair when water gets by a shower curtain.

Below are photo's of the damage and subsequent repair

For 2010

The Greater Salem Landlord Group is growing in numbers and we want to hear what's important to you as we put together this years guest speakers.

Thankful For.....

This Landlord is Thankful for.....

The friendship's I've made from the Salem Landlord Association

The resources and connections available from networking

The quality of professionals that are on my contact list

That I only have one vacancy right now

That I was able to locate and purchase a used HONDA snowblower

That I'm ready for snow

That my to do list is actually getting shorter

That I still love what I do

this I know,,,,

.... I know no matter how much I educate myself in the ways of the web, I still have plenty to learn.    This past June I recieved several emails asking for my credit card number to renew the domain www.salemlandlords.org  .  Naturally I ignored all request, thinking it was some sort of scam.    Needless to say,  salemlandlords is out of service until I figure out how to get it back online.    I have the greatest repect for all the webmasters out there.  

 

Should you get plastered or not?

At tonight's Landlord meeting we discussed the merits of blueboard and plaster versus drywall and joint-compound.    While plaster is a much older approach to the construction of interior walls than drywall, but both have evolved over recent years.  Subsequently there are pros and con's of each product.  While many of us have a particular preference choosing one product over the other depends on your timeline, scope of the project and your budget.   Recently I renovated a vacant apartment in which 3 rooms had crazed and peeling calcimite ceilings.  After crunching the numbers, it was more cost effective to hire out the job and covered all 3 celings with 1/2 " blueboard and a smooth coat of plaster.                           

Keeping a float

Lately I'm  receiving a large number of personal emails by landlords seeking advice.  They queries vary but the common topic is about how to deal "trouble" tenants.    Since founding the Greater Salem Landlord Association in 2007 I had hoped that my fellow landlords would be farther along in taking a proactive approach in running their business.  By exercising sound business approaches such as thorough tenant screening, routine maintenance and detailed business records the management of income property becomes effortless.  So why is it that so many landlords are struggling on hanging on? 

We are all in this together

Have a suggestion or a concern. Post it here and perhaps we can figure it out