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 own a 4plex that had a tenant move in and bring German cockroaches with them. I paid a pest control company $600 to perform a "Roach cleanout" to treat all the units with the understanding that they would eliminate ...

Memphis Investors - do you (or do you not) get annual termite treatments on your rental properties? We are currently buying a home in Memphis (so excited about it), and it just passed wood inspection with flying color...

Well, it finally happened. One of my tenants (in a duplex- so that plays into it) is claiming they have bed bugs. They believe they came from the house next door (not the other side of the duplex) that recently had al...

Hi all,I have been a resident for 4 years and there is a lot of work as far as paint, carpet etc. that needs done to get ready for a new tenant It was pretty much trash when I moved in and mentioned so on the checklis...

A lot of landlords out there are missing the fact that the tenants are the caretakers of their investment. And to make them more invested as caretakers and not just feel like renters; these are five tips that can help...

BP community,I've had issues with racoons for ~6 months for one of my properties. Previously a family made their way into the attic and then the chimney. I had rodent control remove them, place a cap on the chimney, a...

I am currently looking into a freddie mac foreclosure.  The home was built in 1990 and is in good condition except for the fact the home had a water leak and now has an extensive mold issue.  The trim along the floor ...

Hello biggerpocket, I’m from CT and I’m new to investing and would like some more information on starting off without having more than 4K to start with. Any ideas upon where I could come up with creative financing to ...

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I have a tenant that has leasing my property for over a year and has been good at making their payments on time (in other words a pretty good tenant). They asked if they could get a cat. We currently ha...