Corey Demuth
What is required to get rid of cigarette smoke odor, staining, etc?
I am looking at a condo and the owners have smoked heavily in it for years. When you walk in you get hit with a strong cigarette smell and you can see some residue on the walls from it. Also, the unit is carpeted so I...
Gary B.
Tenant trying to take advantage
Hi Fellows,
i have a new tenant, she works for adult care facility. From day one she is trying to trying to make up things to get free rent by giving empty threats. Following is sequence of events:
1. Tenant moved i...
Samson Tefera
Contractor unable to get rid of pet odor.
The house I bought had a strong pet odor, cat urine, and as part of the scope of work, I asked contractor to eliminate that odor, however house was repainted and work 99% complete, but odor came back. Contractor assur...
Ori Skloot
Remodeling Cost for Small Apartment With Pics (Example)
I've gotten a lot of questions lately about rehab and renovation costs. I think it's very tough for new people to understand the real cost of renovating an apartment, house or building. I also see a lot of posts fro...
David Krulac
Professional Window Cleaning
I've only been doing this a few years, like maybe 5, but the topic about carpet cleaning reminded me about the value of professional window cleaners.
There are several good companies in town. The do excellent work a...
Aasim T Bickiya
Turnover costs for A/B Class tenats
I have a questions about class A/B tenants. Ive been looking at deals in the a/B class suburbs of Birmingham such as Helena, Calera, and Moody. My question is that when the tenant leaves after the lease contract is ov...
Paul Sandhu
Do you put your old appliances/electronics/furniture in your STR?
I just put my old washing machine in an STR. It was sitting in storage. A few months ago we put our 63" HDTV in an STR and bought an 80". A few years ago we put our old side by side refridgerator in a place and bou...
Chris Roche
cedar shingles or vinyl siding?
Just curious what everyone thinks - cedar shingles or vinyl siding? My house is in the need of being resided. Currently, it is an owner-occupied 2 family but hope to move out in a year or so and keep it as a rental....
Tim Fode
Softening Rent Prices
Hello all,
I work for a property management company in the Denver CO area. We are having some issues leasing our properties, specifically our B and C properties. We have had to drop rent for multiple properties. I wa...
Davidson Francois
What can I do about this issue?
Hi there fellow BPers lol. Can anyone help? If so please do! I have a multi-family duplex where the tenants pays their electricity and I cover water and sewer. I’ve included a coin operated washer/dryer to help me cov...