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Steven Catudal Damages after moving in from inherited tenats
13 July 2024 | 7 replies

Updated subject: Damages after inherited tenants move out
Hi Folks,
I bought a home a few months ago and the tenants I inherited are now moving out. There is some damage to the home (broken doors, nails and holes in...

Kellen M Getting Rid of Water Odor
21 June 2009 | 8 replies

Hi, I have a property where I had a water leak in the basement. Well, I fixed the leak, it's completely dry and I also got rid of everything that was damaged from the water. But I can't seem to get rid of the water ...

Kenneth Sok Painting and a tenant that smokes
27 July 2015 | 27 replies

I have an inherited tenant from a property I purchased from a tired landlord.The tenant is great: pays on time, takes care of his own maintenance, also agreed to pay higher rents to match market prices, etc. He's a sm...

Sarah W. Cat Urine - How can I remove completely?
29 July 2016 | 15 replies

I had a tenant who brought in 2 cats and an unapproved dog. Upon her move-out after a year, it appears that the cats and dogs were having turf wars. There was a HORRIBLE stench in the stair landing that has no windows...

Joe S. Eliminating pet odor from Hades
3 January 2021 | 24 replies

I have a rental that is out of the area. We had to evict some non-paying tenants sometime back and the property manager told me that they had more dogs and cats that I feel comfortable mentioning in an open forum. We ...

Mark Smith Get Rid of Smoke Smell
1 June 2019 | 14 replies

Hello all,I'm interested in purchasing a property currently owned and occupied by someone who smokes like a chimney.  What are the basics for cleaning it up and getting rid of the smell?  Remove all carpeting and I fi...

Houssain Alderawy Horrible crawlspace smell
11 October 2020 | 2 replies

Hello. New member here although been listening to BP for over a year now. I purchased my first rental property(single family) a couple months ago.  Every time the tenants turn off the central AC unit , a really bad sm...

Jane S. Which option would you choose?
17 May 2022 | 15 replies

One of my properties, the best cash flowing SFR, has been vacant for 2 months. I’ve never experienced this huge of a lack of qualified applicants. I’ve started a no animals policy because the dog & human damage fr...

Ravi Kiran Arizona Tenant - Not paying Rent, Not Communicating
9 September 2024 | 4 replies

I have this tenant who has been staying on the property for last 8 years. Sometimes she was late for rent and they were keeping me in loop about the same and then paid the rent a week later etc.Now for Sept they didn’...

Eric Kainer Awful smell
29 August 2010 | 7 replies

I have a terrible stink in a couple 2nd floor units. Had squirrels in attic, used various pest poisons to handle. Found 3 dead squirrels and pulled them out. The smell remains.

How do I find the source of the smel...