I just had a Phoenix tenant report that she has bed bugs. She said she has thrown 3 beds away trying to get rid of them. I suggested that they probably followed her from the apartment complex that she came from and na...

The purpose of this post is to share my ongoing experience with dealing with fleas in a condo I am househacking. There are two things I am looking for from this thread. 1. A documentation of my experiences so that oth...

I have a tenant that just moved out, but left behind all their furniture, food and worst of all they left their cat! It's a real shame that we can't take damage deposits in

The cat is a first for me in the la...

I am hoping that some of you may be able to help me avoid potential pitfalls when evaluating the possible flip of a home that has been sitting vacant for 2 years.  The property is in Austin, Texas, is in a nice neighb...

Hey BP -
Ive got an insurance dilemma I'm looking for advice on. I'm in contract on a property that has existing tenants. The lease clearly states no pets. However, when I went to view the property they had 2 dog...

Can I get my inspection $ money back. I recently put an offer on a home in GA and we went binding.  During the open house I asked the sellers agent if they had any structural issues and she mentioned that she had her ...

Side by side double, thin wall, no insulation between. Tenant found bird in basement...we thought we heard noises in the walls....yep, birds in wallss shared between 2 units and the 1st /basement shared floor.

How d...

Hello friends, quick question on liability. I have a down spout that is hooked to a plastic pipe that goes under the driveway and empties out into a pop up emitter in the yard . This is the first winter I will have th...

Hey guys!I have friend that is renovating a house he bought. He just discovered this last week that the outside walls are infested. His contractor told him that they could erect a temporary wall, knock down the bad ma...

I have this huge pine tree in front of my duplex. Branches seem to fall every now and then and I'm afraid it might one day fall on me or even worse on my tenant and lead to a law suit. What do you think? Should I get ...