Overview

Ben Dao
Owner · Dreamweaver Properties

Good morning, Ben!

Three decisions are waiting on you. Everything else is on schedule — 86% of July rent is in and two repairs are moving without you.

Sunday, July 5 · rent week

Portfolio summary

Total doors
35
9 buildings · +4 doors this year
Occupancy
97%
34 of 35 · 1 listed at $950
July collected — day 5
86%
Ahead of your usual 74% by day 5

Decide these, and you're done

Furnace at Pershing U1: repair again, or start planning replacement?

Pershing · U1

Reliable HVAC quoted $480 for the inducer motor and can come Thursday.

Worth knowing: this is the 3rd repair on this furnace in 24 months ($1,340 total). It's a 2009 unit; replacement quoted at ~$3,800 last winter. Reliable HVAC: 6 jobs with you, avg 1.2-day response.
$1,820 spent on this furnace after this repairfull replacement $3,800

Renew Sarah Kessler, and at what number?

Botanical · U2

Her lease ends Aug 31 and she's asking about next year.

Worth knowing: she pays $1,250; comparable Shaw 2-beds are moving at $1,320–1,360. She's paid on time 22 of 22 months. A turnover would run ~$1,900 plus about 3 weeks vacant.
she pays $1,250proposed $1,295Shaw comps $1,320–1,360

Cherokee U4 has sat 26 days. Adjust, or hold for Tuesday's showings?

Cherokee · U4

Listed at $950 · 11 inquiries, 2 showings so far, no applications.

Worth knowing: your average time-to-lease is 18 days. Similar Benton Park West 1-beds are signing at $895–925. Every extra week vacant costs you about $220.
26 days on marketyour average: 18 days (marker)

Worth keeping an eye on

Late-pay drift
L. Tate, Cherokee U2 — paid the 3rd in May, the 9th in June, now 5 days late on $925.
Drifting
Repair spend
Pershing — $1,870 this quarter vs. $780 typical (2.4×). Mostly that furnace.
2.4× normal
Water bill
3915 Dunnica — up 18% two months running. Could be the U6 toilet, could be a slab leak.
+18% ×2 mo
Cash flow, YTD$21,300
Principal paid down, YTD$18,050
Portfolio, 9 buildings≈ $3.1M
Next big dateInsurance renews Aug 12

Reconciled through Jun 30 against your bank statements. This is why you do it.

July rent — day 5

Collected$29,215
Outstanding$4,635
Ahead of pace (marker = your usual 74%). $2,065 more is promised by Friday.

Since you were here · Fri

  • 4 payments landed — $4,690Miami U2, Dunnica U5 + U7, Connecticut U1 · today
  • Plumber quoted $610Cherokee U6 · bath faucet + shutoff valve · yesterday
  • Sarah Kessler repliedWants to renew if the increase is reasonable · yesterday
  • 2 showings booked — Cherokee U4Tuesday 5:30 and 6:15 PM

The 35, right now

29 paid 3 in motion 2 late 1 vacant
No leases end for 57 days (after Sarah's)

Inbox

Connected to your Gmail. The hub pulls the property threads out of the noise, files each to its property and unit, and drafts the reply. You still send from your own address.

  • Reliable HVAC 9:12 AM Quote #1123 — inducer motor replacement Pershing · U1Maintenance

    Filed to 5834 Pershing, Unit 1 · linked to the furnace issue from Jul 1 and to today's repair-or-replace decision.

    "Hi Ben — inducer motor on the Carrier is done for. Parts and labor $480, we can be out Thursday morning if you approve today. Same unit we serviced in November."

  • Hampton Plumbing Yesterday Estimate: bath faucet + shutoff valve — $610 Cherokee · U6Maintenance
  • Sarah Kessler Yesterday Re: next year — I'd like to stay if the numbers work Botanical · U2Leasing
  • Jerome Whitfield Fri Rent this month — paying Friday, sorry for the delay Arsenal · U1Rent
  • City of St. Louis Tue Occupancy inspection scheduled — July 22 CherokeeNotice
  • Danielle Ortiz Jul 1 Furnace making a grinding noise again Pershing · U1Maintenance

Rent roll — July 2026

$29,215 of $33,850 in across 34 occupied doors. The five below are the only ones that need anything from you.

Open balances · 5

UnitTenantOwedStatus
Arsenal · U1J. Whitfield$1,225Promised Fridaywrote you Friday, good history
Miami · U3K. Donnelly$1,050Payment clearinginitiated Jul 3 via bank
Cherokee · U2L. Tate$925Late · 5 daysdrifting later each month — on your watchlist
Dunnica · U3M. Carver$840Late · 2 daystexted "this week" · first time late
Botanical · U3D. Ellis$595Partial paid$600 in Jul 1, balance open

Everyone else · 29 paid in full

BuildingDoorsCollectedStatus
4517 Botanical Ave Shaw4$4,370 / $4,965
1 partial
2211 Cherokee St Benton Park West6$3,685 / $4,610
1 late · 1 vacant
5834 Pershing Ave Skinker DeBaliviere2$2,875 / $2,875
Paid
3120 Arsenal St Tower Grove East2$1,275 / $2,500
1 promised
4218 Connecticut St Tower Grove South4$4,180 / $4,180
Paid
6034 Devonshire Ave Princeton Heights2$2,350 / $2,350
Paid
3915 Dunnica Ave Dutchtown8$5,880 / $6,720
1 late
2847 Ann Ave Fox Park3$2,780 / $2,780
Paid
5121 Miami St Southampton4$1,820 / $2,870
1 clearing

Maintenance

Two issues open (both quoted, both waiting on you), one visit scheduled. July spend so far: $225.

Waiting on your approval · 2

Furnace — inducer motor Pershing U1 · reported Jul 1 · Reliable HVAC, Thursday if approved today · repair-or-replace decision on your dashboard $480 quoted
Bath faucet + shutoff valve Cherokee U6 · reported Jul 2 · Hampton Plumbing quoted yesterday, can come Monday $610 quoted

Scheduled · 1

Gutter cleaning Botanical · Jul 11, morning · Two Rivers Exteriors $220

Done this month · 2

Water heater flushArsenal U2 · Jul 1 · receipt filed from email $140
Re-key vacant unitCherokee U4 · Jun 30 · receipt photo uploaded $85

Properties

Nine buildings, 35 doors, 97% occupied. Assembled from your spreadsheet, leases, and filed email.

4517 Botanical Ave

Shaw · 4-family · since 2019
Occupied4/4
Rents$4,965
NextKessler renewal

2211 Cherokee St

Benton Park West · 6-family · since 2021
Occupied5/6
Rents$4,610
NextShowings Tue · inspection Jul 22

5834 Pershing Ave

Skinker DeBaliviere · duplex · since 2022
Occupied2/2
Rents$2,875
NextFurnace decision

3120 Arsenal St

Tower Grove East · duplex · since 2024
Occupied2/2
Rents$2,500
Next

4218 Connecticut St

Tower Grove South · 4-family · since 2023
Occupied4/4
Rents$4,180
Next

6034 Devonshire Ave

Princeton Heights · duplex · since 2023
Occupied2/2
Rents$2,350
Next

3915 Dunnica Ave

Dutchtown · 8-family · since 2020
Occupied8/8
Rents$6,720
NextWater bill on watchlist

2847 Ann Ave

Fox Park · 3-family · since 2022
Occupied3/3
Rents$2,780
Next

5121 Miami St

Southampton · 4-family · since 2021
Occupied4/4
Rents$2,870
Next