How easy is it to get rid of a bad stink in a house? What if it isn't as easy as replacing the carpets?A house I am thinking about buying has a bad stink that smells like cat urine. The previous owner disclosed that d...

I have a property under contract to close approximately jan 30. The pipes were stolen prior to contract resulting in water gushing inside and wet carpets etc. The humidity is high and carpets are not going to dry out....

Dear all,
I have tenants that moved out leaving behind heavily soiled carpet and I have deducted damage from deposit. Now they are disputing it and accusing me in discrimination and bullying against single mothers (t...

I had two tenants move out and they cleaned everything besides the oven. So I cleaned that and deep cleaned the carpet. How much would you take from their security deposit for both of those? The carpet is only in two ...

Does anyone offer add-on services with their rentals?  For example, offer an option of paying some amount more a month but getting the carpets professionally cleaned once a year (on a longer lease).  Or paying a bit m...

Hi all,

New landlord here again...

So what do you normally do between tenants besides change the locks? I'm talking in an ideal world, where the tenant has left the unit reasonably clean and there are no outstandin...

This is for our personal home. We are re-carpeting our family room that was occupied by our Sidney. He was a Boston who had issues later in life, including incontinence. Sadly, he has been gone for a while, and we are...

I lived in my rental for five years, seven months. The owner claims he had the carpet installed about one year before I moved in. This would mean it is at least six years and seven months old, possibly more. He asked ...

I'm buying an old house that has unpleasant smells. All the carpets are ripped out and the old wood subfloors are exposed (i suspect that is where the majority of the smell comes from). I wonder if I should use odor s...

Hi BP! I’m a new investor, looking at a potential duplex of 2601 sqft total (3 bed/1 bath each unit). The downstairs tenant has been there for about 10 years and is a smoker. Does anyone have any insights of how much ...