One of the units I recently closed on is in need of some touch up work.  It is now vacant, but the previous tenants lived there for over a decade and had no concept of personal hygiene.  I don't think they ever bother...

Acquired a property with a swimming pool that is infested with tadpoles.Pool is 25000 gallon in capacity, about 5' deep on one side and 9' deep on the other.  It has lots of tadpoles.  I couldn't find daddy and mommy ...

My tenant bought a house and moved out. She requested I end the lease early, but I told her we can start showing the house and if it rents I can terminate the lease when new tenant moves in. But she has not cleared al...

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We moved into a new house and are renting out my 1600 sq ft condo in Annapolis. It has to decent sized MBRs. I put in all new appliances, painted it completely, and added faux wood blinds. I also did faux gr...

Many self-managing investors on Bigger Pockets have to handle security deposits and this can sometimes be challenging. We wanted to share our the experience we have gathered throughout the years by managing hundreds o...

There are two points in the investment process where you can reduce maintenance costs. The first is when you purchase a property. The second occurs when you renovate it.
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Looking for advice regarding landlord insurance which would cover: Rent default up to $5,000, plus associated legal costs up to $5,000Cover for loss of rent up to 12 months while your property's being repai...

I am at work, but my wife just called and said she put in several hours at one of our new properties cleaning the oven and stove. It just seems to me that the work NEVER ends and we get nickeled and dimed by the util...

They just moved in yesterday....I'm going out there to take a look. Any specific suggestions on how to handle this?