For those who have rental properties, can you mention what costs you generally cover for your tenants?  Do you cover items such as lawn maintenance, extermination, alarm and cable services?Also, do property management...

I have an STR I manage at a distance and have a property mgmt company handling the day to day.  They have done a great job managing guests and the STR platforms to maximize bookings but when we returned to stay a few ...

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Currently we are a 2 man operation that is a 50/50 partnership. We will not have any additional partners in the future and we are not interested in selling part ownership of...

I have a guy who wants to do a roof job for me on the side. He works for a licensed roofer, but is not insured or licensed himself. Should I run away and why? By the way, it would save me about $2000.

Hi guys, I am furious. My tenant caused damage by leaving carpets with excessive cat urine and vomit all over, burnt holes in it with hot coals in a plastic bucket and pretty much never vacuumed stairs, cleaned showe...

I stole this one from my neighbor who has 7 sfhs as rentals. He includes in his leases a clause that says with 2 weeks notice he can enter property to assess for condition and damage. If all is well in unit, he leaves...

I have two rental units in which the electric dryer does not vent to the exterior.  I provide lint traps for tenants use.  I know this is not ideal, but have decided for now, I am OK with the solution.One unit is comp...

Hi,I have a question about the house maintenance. The tenant kept bothering me about a lot of repairing issue. I had replaced the refrigerator and washer since she moved in one year ago. When we signed the lease, I to...

It seems inevitable that the Republicans take control of the House, and likely gain many seats in the Senate.

This type of situation is called "grid-lock" becuase both parties can essentially keep each other from get...