Hi everyone,I had tenants move in to a unit of mine about 3 months ago.  I inspect all of my units in September and March and during this September inspection, they told me (and showed me) some minor damage they cause...

How do you determine what normal wear and tear is when giving a tenant their deposit back?  I always have my properties cleaned and if needed, painted before a new tenant moves in. When they move out, the walls are al...

Hello BP members, I have a SFR rental location in Indianapolis in the Near Westside area. My tenant of 1 year just moved out recently (work transfer), but during the move-out inspection we found that one of the 10X10 ...

I spent the day in a new investment property priming a bedroom that was originally painted pink, then "retouched" and "textured" with a sponge and globs of prostitute-passion red latex paint . The tenant painted all t...

Hi, I am looking at a house that had meth smoked in it.  It was not a lab and the results came back at under 5% or .05 in each room.  The problem is the furnace tested the highest which means it was sent throughout th...

I live in an HOA in Colorado and until now we have never had any problems. I actually like my house and am generally happy with things. However I do need some advice about painting. Last August we received a notice th...

I found a house that will make a perfect BRRRR. The problem that I have is the exterior brick which is painted white (with bright red trim). Every other house in the neighborhood is traditional brick and I am afraid t...

Short version:  Is it cheaper to have 100 year old two story house with 4 layers of paint stripped and repainted or to have the siding ripped off and replaced?  Longer one: Have a 1920 duplex, 2 story, 2900 sq ft in S...

First time investors here!When you have tenants sign a lease, do you include any rules about what they should hang on the walls?For instance, do you say that they shouldn’t nail anything to the wall and only use comma...

Hi I’m new here. I own a rental property that we built less than 5 years ago. We’ve had two tenants. Before the first tenant I took photos of the home which was still in pristine condition for move in and move out. I ...