Ravi Rai
Investing in a steam vacuum
Hi guys,
Our current tenants have moved out and the new ones will be moving soon. This is a student rental that has carpets throughout and we wanted to steam clean the carpets. I was thinking it would make sense to in...
Kenneth LaVoie
alternatives to expensive steam extraction
Hi all
occasionally (ok, 90% of the time) we have to have carpets steam cleaned after tenant leaves. I've been using the local full service carpet cleaning company and they do a wonderful, quick job, but the price is ...
Rob Duhon
Pet urine smell! HELP!!!
PLEASE HELP!!! I have a beautiful $430K rental home in a great neighborhood. It has tile in EVERY room. My last tenants lived there for 4 years and they didn't take care of the place at all. They had dogs that peed in...
Phillip Dwyer
Looking for Las Vegas Vendor Recommendations
Hello BP. Business is growing, and it's time to add to my vendor panel. I thought I'd reach out to the community for recommendations. I'm specifically looking for pool service companies, landscape maintenance, plu...
Robert Spiegel
Security Deposit Deduction: What is reasonable for cleaning
I recently had a long-term (5.5 years) tenant move out. She was a fantastic tenant—always paid on time, easy to work with, and took good care of the property overall. She did move in two cats during her tenancy (with ...
Nathan Faselt
What does a normal turnover take?
I am writing this to ask the BP community what they see as a normal turn over in a few ways.
1 - How long does it normally take for turnover?
2 - If the apartment was left in pretty good condition how would you h...
Luis R.
NEW Tenant complaining about smoke smell after 1 month....
Hello all, Looking for some advise here. New tenant has been in the SFR for a month and just started complaining about a smoke smell that wont go away. She says she has asthma now. She has been complaining for a few m...
Caleb Stevens
Looking for recommended apartment cleaners in the Pittsburgh area?
Hi,I have a recently vacant unit that is in need of a good apartment cleaning including carpet stains, walls marked up, etc.Does anyone have a cleaner they could recommend in the Pittsburgh (specifically east Pitt) ar...
Kim Beresford
STR conversion: Carpet or No Carpet?
Hi everyone,
I have a house that I'm converting from a LTR to a STR - the carpet upstairs (where all 4 bedrooms reside) was replaced earlier this year (so it's almost new) but I'm wondering what your sentiment and e...
Esther Kim
Security Deposit Deductions - Southern CA
Currently, my unit is being turned over (painted, repaired) from tenants who lived there for 5 years. I will be having my contractor itemize the following costs for repairs to deduct from their security deposit of $22...