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Bathroom floor - vinyl over vinyl?
I'm about to turn over a two bedroom apartment ( in a 5 unit ). We are having the carpet replaced. The kitchen flooring, one-sheet vinyl is in good shape and so is the bathroom...sort of :-) A previous tenant ( before...
Ryan Billingsley
Podcast withdrawals
I really enjoy the weekly podcast offered by bigger pockets! I have listened to all of the podcast that are available on the site multiple times. I look forward to Thursday mornings to listen to the new one right w...
Allen L.
Ideas on getting subs to finish work on time
HI guys,
My contractor tells me that he has issues getting his subs to come to the job site and finish what they are contracted to do. I gave him the idea of putting % rewards for finishing earlier than and % penal...
Scott Harlow
Apartment saturated in pot smoke
I bought my first 4 unit last month. I have given a month-to-month tenant notice that I will not be renewing his lease. His apartment is saturated with pot smoke. I'm assuming the apartment will need to be wiped down ...
Rob Beland
Removing old cast iron steam pipe
What's the best saw/blade combination for removing old steam pipes from a basement (asbestos insulation already removed)? Is there a better option than a sawz-all and a metal cutting blade? Any chance it can be taken ...
Aaron Sizemore
Tenant could not pay full rent. What would the pros do?
So here's a little background on my situation. Just wanted to get some input from you guys on how one should handle this particular situation. I purchased my first rental property, a bank owned townhouse approx. 1 yea...
Melissa Webb
Door knocking, HELP!
I need some input on good door knocking do's and dont's. Even on how to start out, what do I say, how do I approach them, and how do I get past the sick butterflies in my stomach (and how long does that last?)? :oops...
Nicky Venditti
Inheriting a tenant paying under market value
I'm in contract for my first rental property in the Buffalo area and will be inheriting a tenant who is currently paying way under market value. Property is a side by side duplex (each unit is 900sq ft, 2bdrm/ 1ba) On...
Donald Francis Reese Jr.
After firing Property Manager I'm finding a host of thins wrong
I recently fired renter's warehouse as my PM company and when they finally turned over all of the documents i requested I found a host of things missing. My mistake early on was not double checking behind the PM compa...
Mark Forest
MikeOH
Does anyone know where Mike has been? I miss his advice here. He has not updated his blog in a while either.