Krishna Chava
Tenants nor reporting minor water leaks
This happened to me many times over. There would be a minor water leak, may be next to bathtub or under kitchen sink, but tenant never bothers to report that and by the time it was reported, it has damaged my cabinets...
PJ Singh
Mold issue in bathroom shower
Hi Y'all. Please provide guidance!Background: I have a SFH rental in Houston suburbs (cypress area) which I have rented to same tenant for past 5 years. Tenant don't want to renew lease until potential mold problem is...
Shaquetta Chittams
EMD Battle
My husband and I put a contract on a home. During our home inspection, we found there was moisture in the basement and potentially mold based on our inspector's radar. He also noted the patch work around the foundatio...
Nikol Noll
Smoker damage/Paint question
Flipping my first house and having a difficult time with the painting. I am using Sherwin Williams products, and regardless of using SuperPaint or the cheaper options, it is taking 3 coats to cover the walls. There ...
Matthew Samson
Borderline (expensive) foundation problem
We plan to turn our current house hack into a long term rental. We just discovered a crack in the concrete slab foundation that is a borderline major problem:- It is a vertical crack about 1/8 inch wide that is at lea...
Jared McCool
Small Multifamily Walk-Thru Questions
I am beginning to do walk throughs on small multifamily (2-4 unit) properties that I have done analysis and pro forma due diligence on. If the numbers make sense, I am doing a walk thru with my contractor. My contra...
Account Closed
Remove an unused basement bathroom
Dear BP community,
I'm a beginner at this landlord stuff and have owned a multifamily for just about a year and a half. I'm looking for guidance on a pest/bathroom issue.
I live on the first floor of the unit and m...
George P.
Tenant calls about a leak in basement. .
People in Michigan hate renting houses without basements. But then at one point or another they all leak. They all have a hairline cracks and you get that call.
What do you do? Do u spend thousands to waterp...
Pratheek Lakur
Deductions for repairs following move out
Hello,
Our first tenant is moving out early next week and I have had a chance to walk the property and have noted several damages. I have scheduled a contractor come assess how much the repairs would cost but wante...
Jimmy Nguyen
Cost Tracking Tools
Hi,I am in the process of building a house on my 13 acre farm. I have already built a smaller accessory unit on the property. In both cases, I have been using simple Google spreadsheets to keep track of my costs. I...