We are way behind our acquisition goals for the year, but I hope we can get caught up in fall before we head into the winter market. 3005 W Stain Paul has been on the market since July with no offers.

Best case scenario, they cause more wear and tear on the property with each step they take, each pee dribble on the carpet, and the dirt they track in that accumulates to a stain.

They wash great, never pill and I can get any stain out of them.

Still on the list are several  improvements that are planned for FALL and Spring 2024 (painting, deck staining etc)Requirements:Must be close or already operate in the area.Must have informal POF for deposit and rents etcMust have STR operating experience. 

The unit had only been rented out for about a month when I went down to check on it and there were already food stains all over the kitchen chairs and some mysterious gross sticky stuff on one of the luggage racks. 

Here is mockup brown on a finished staining the walls.Grey on a finished staining the walls.Grey on (as is); and (as is).

The look great natural or stained. anything under 4$ a sq ft is good.

(After changing the door knobs...violation) limiting my access to just the furnace.When you send an inspection letter, they get defensive and hide serious problems.PM letters that state that we will be doing repairs allows them to complain about everything, while making it less of an intrusion when you are going into their master closet (and the noticing the water damage stain caused a loose screw in the overflow plate when they take a bath.

Quick coat of stain every two years keeps it looking brand new. 10year old tub looks just as good as the new one.

I strongly recommend that your friend does not charge the tenant for the costs of carpet cleaning, unless it is very clear that the damage to the carpet is beyond normal wear and tear (i.e. significant stains, burns).Iowa courts have consistently ruled under Iowa Code section 562A.12(3) that landlords are not legally allowed to require carpet cleaning for "normal wear and tear" on carpets and cannot withhold any part of the security deposit for professional carpet cleaning unless there is damage to the carpets that is above and beyond normal wear.