To the investors that buy and renovate a lot of homes, how do you tackle the threat of asbestos in homes? Do you avoid certain time periods or do test samples? I know it's not dangerous if it's not disturbed, but some...

This past week when checking on something in the attic of one of our active rehabs, our handyman gave us a call explaining how he had found some pretty disturbing items. When he had been in there a month prior, the pl...

I have a tenant that is going on 3rd year and their contract is due to be renewed. They do occasionally pay late but within grace period ( I have 5 days). I am planning to put them month to month and try to entice pro...

My tenant did not pay her rent (was due June 15). I contacted her, and her car had broke down..so she bought a new one. She was also moving her dad back to Illinois from Florida. She was on the fence about moving beca...

Hi all, 
I am a new landlord -currently house-hacking. I bought a duplex last year with a tenant in place and rehabbed the other unit, which I now live in. I can say with confidence that I have made mistakes in landl...

My next door neighbor, for some reason, has trash and garbage filled in bags stored in their backyard. I contacted my HoA a few months ago about it, and he assured me that it would be taken care of right away.

So I ...

I own a 5 unit apartment building in Berkeley, CA. A long term tenant wants to play the role of onsite manager. She claims that the laundry room and trash cans needs upkeep.She offered this service to get some discoun...

This is not a great example because the tenant is a hoarder, but it's a recent issue so everything she collected is in great shape and clean. The hoarder house I bought a few years ago was much, much, much worse.Aband...

I had a tenant text me this morning telling me that they moved out of the property last month.  There was no prior communication of the tenant vacating.  The lease was a 5 year lease and each year was guaranteed unles...

Ok guys, age old question regarding security deposit returns- I’ve been around rentals for a long time. Normally reposting back to my clients regarding how a tenant left a house. 90% of them get nothing back either fo...