In this episode of House of Horrors, attorney and host Bonnie Galam welcomes Grace Gudenkauf, co-founder of the WIIRE Community (Women Investing in Real Estate). Grace shares her wild first-time landlord experience managing inherited tenants in a duplex. From 3AM toilet emergencies to family drama, hoarding, and a tenant moving out one box at a time on his mobility scooter, this story showcases creative problem-solving in property management.

You’ll learn:
1. How to balance being compassionate with tenants while protecting your property and other residents’ interests
2. Effective strategies for transitioning inherited tenants to new property management systems and policies
3. Why maintaining professional distance through property management software and business practices is crucial, especially as a young or new landlord

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