I recently had a mold investigator take air samples from some bedrooms a tenant was complaining about.  The results showed that there was an elevated presence of allergenic molds. No black molds.  The levels that were...

Howdy all,We use a modified version of the generic lease that comes with @Brandon Turner's [really awesome] Book on Managing Rental Properties. We had to make some changes to conform to New Hampshire state law, but ot...

Hi, I am very new to the concept of real estate investing and I am doing all I can right now to learn and grow so I can begin investing when I move to Colorado in the next 3-5 years. I would love to get some insight o...

My newest property has a "damp basement" no obvious leaks or puddles but after the last heavy rain in Dayton the basement was quite damp. my thoughts are fill in cracks DE humidify clean and seal and paint. some black...

Hi,We just had a very BAD rainstorm here in Michigan (oakland county). My house and 2 rentals had water in the basement, unfortunately I didn't have flood insurance (like 99% of people here it seems). The water has be...

We have a nest thermostat,which is awesome because you can limit it to whatever temperature you want. Currently I have it locked so it can go no higher than 73 degrees. In my own home I do not ever set it higher than ...

My Section 8 tenant's daily water usage ranges from 50 - 600 gallons per day.  It is a family of 3 adults and 2 children.  1 full bath and 1 half bath.  Is this normal?

Okay, so my wife is reading about the horror stories of bad tenants and tells me that "We've been lucky".   My thoughts are that a horror story is more entertaining than a story about boring perfect tenants that take ...

What are some of the most common lease violations you see? I plan on strengthening my lease for my next property and I'm sure there are things I'm not covering. Aside from moving out in the dead of night and not payin...

I have a new tenant that wants to vape.  My PM has a no smoking/no vaping clause in her contract, and he (tenant) wants the vaping part removed.  Does anyone have any experience with tenants that vape?  Will vaping ca...