I'm a new landlord and not quite sure what to do in this situation, so any advice is greatly appreciated. My tenant asked me today if I would replace the oven (gas stovetop) because it has a lot of tiny grease stains ...

Tenant of 2 years moved out and left the place barely broom clean, but with food and dishes in the kitchen cabinets, lot of nail holes in the walls, the floors in dire need of mopping and marks on the walls. They were...

Hey!I am renovating my first property on the lake for Airbnb. It's a cool small 750 sf A-frame house. The property does not have a washer/dryer/laundry room. I was thinking about what to do when guests leave and we ne...

Hello members of BP,

I have a quick question about rental properties.
I’m a new investor and I’m stressing out at the moment with the work load i managed to put on my shoulders. So far on the “to do list“ i have to ...

While I was doing routine maintenance on an apartment that I rent out, I noticed my tenant is not cleaning the apartment at all. There is grime all over the kitchen floor. The grout that was once off white is now a da...

I currently use Turo, which I love for it's convenience and automation. I rarely even need to communicate with my cleaners at all since it syncs with my calendar and automates the payments. I just occasionally check t...

I am writing this to ask the BP community what they see as a normal turn over in a few ways. 
1 - How long does it normally take for turnover?  
2 - If the apartment was left in pretty good condition how would you h...

Can I deduct a cleaning fee from security deposit if I do the work myself, as the landlord? I can't find any information online regarding that specific issue.

Hi, this is my first post.  Long story short... My wife and I moved into a new home and are renting out our condo that we lived in for 7 years.  It's older, but I did a lot of work to it before we rented it out.  Got ...

Just curious, do you expect the tenants to clean prior to vacating the property at the end of their lease? And if they don’t, do you charge then a cleaning fee? Obviously if this is expected, it needs to be in the s...