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30 May 2018 | 11 replies
I have kids so I don’t want carpet to be destroyed within 5 years.
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28 August 2019 | 2 replies
Do tenants destroy them?
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25 August 2022 | 12 replies
We re-did my hardwood floors 2 years ago and my nice 90 pound black lab has already destroyed them again :(I let one of my tenants paint their living room & bedroom last year, but that's the furthest i'd ever go with tenant DIY.
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24 February 2018 | 15 replies
Not fun an my sympathies.A couple of suggestions;Check RECENT references - a reputation is difficult to build and easy to destroy.
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10 November 2017 | 0 replies
In the meantime, I was looking for my next project and found some condos that were destroyed last year, down to the foundation.
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9 December 2019 | 1 reply
I guess most people would rather not deal with tenants that might destroy the property, but the key is to have a reliable Chaperone.
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4 January 2010 | 12 replies
Stuff does get lost or destroyed in the mail.
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6 September 2015 | 16 replies
That being said these tenants in my area usually destroy the properties and then move on to another fresh rental yearly.
14 July 2008 | 9 replies
Wealth isn't being destroyed, we're just returning to a normal baseline.
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4 March 2014 | 48 replies
It was destroyed when we purchased it but looks pretty good after the remodel.