The kind  of renter who won’t pay 3$ for a new smoke detector battery or a swap out a light bulb .my  black lab will leave our cool air conditioned house to go lay in the hot sun out on the deck !

However, in California it is impossible to try to subdivide and to determine who is using how much water especially when some tenants travel for work and others work from home and have pets that they bathe in showers.

To travel.

In fact, I’m refurbishing the first vacant unit now with the carpenter who travels from Frederick, MD.

It is written into all of our Leases that we will be doing quarterly (sometimes monthly) inspections.Our managers go around with a list to make sure smoke/carbon detectors are working, fire extinguishers are filled and the place is not potentially attracting vermin.We will also make a note of any damage or take pictures of potential Lease violations (smoking in the house, pets, more beds than occupants allowed, etc). 

I am terminating one of our tenants lease at the end of September and just wanted to see if there were any suggestions/tips members might have…both to make sure the process is correctly followed and also to keep any hostility/animosity from the tenant to a minimum.If you are interested here is the background…Tenants A and B signed month to month lease April, 2012, they turn out to not be greatest tenants e.g. paid late 4/5 months (did pay though and $120 extra in late fees so not the worst), smoke in the apt.

When you're traveling to work, store, etc. take a different route ever day, take down addresses of houses that "look like they should be for sale", check out the county website, see where the mailing address is, send a letter to the owner.

There was *literally* nothing left except the smoking hole that used to be the basement.  

It my sound strange to beginners, but when you are planning a budget and SOW it is easy to forget things so having a reference like that is a huge help.We are in the beginning stages of renovating a 4 family building and here is the general SOW we are following:Phase 1Water & Furnace services & misc plumbing issuesInstall electric heat in 1st floor front & 2nd back floor rearInstall spring loaded door hinges, replace locksets in all unitsinstall & new door in front floor rear unit Phase 21st Floor Back UnitFlooring & paintLight fixtures, new countertop, hardware for cabinets install fan in bathroom, new baseboard in kitchen1st Floor FrontUnitFlooring & paintLight fixtures, hardware for cabinets,install fan in bathroom,miscPaint common areas Phase 32nd Floor Back UnitFlooring & paintLight fixtures, new countertop, hardware for cabinets, install fan in bathroom, new baseboard in kitchen2nd Floor Front UnitFlooring & paintLight fixtures, hardware for cabinets, Install fan in bathroom, misc.Phase 4Re build Back staircaseInstall Smoke detector systemExterior paint

Don't drink too much, and don't smoke.