Get rid of debt, build a budget, and save.

Get rid of debt, build a budget, and save.

There is such a large difference here that on one hand you almost have to get rid of the tenant and get a new tenant in there.

It cost me $4800 to get rid of the smell (replaced all blinds, painted the whole house, air duct cleaning) while their deposit was only $2300 so they still owe me $2500. 

Getting rid of it and paying the additional closing costs will only add to the short-term loss.

Damp Rid is a great brand.

Any technology that gets rid of property managers or meeting tenants is gold.

I immedediately evicted him, it took 3 months for the sheriff to lock him out and the dog odor was so bad I washed the walls, painted them removed the furnace and cleaned inside the wall, removed the light switches and receptacles, washed the tile floors with bleach (every floor was tile), waxes the floors and I could not get rid of the odor.

You will also need to refinance to ever get rid of PMI because it is for the life of the loan going FHA.

Sometimes it doesn't make sense to get rid of a known quantity paying tenant.