how do you get your houses ready for rent/flip?

do you hire a company? we have been getting the houses ready for tenants by spending a lot of time cleaning outselves. frankly, i do not want to make my wife do it anym...

Hi BP, my tenant asks if she can keep her sister's dog while her sister is away. She offers a fee. The dog is a bitbul 3 months old. The apartment has 6-month old carpet and freshly painted. The tenant just moved in A...

I'll need to do quite a bit of work to get this property back and healthy. Things like carpets, blinds, doors, lights, fumigation, paint, cleaning and some landscaping. The brunt of my frustration is at the tenants wh...

I am not trying to argue a point, but I have a strict no pet policy now because we have had so many problems.  In one case the tenant's dog vomited and defecated all over our nice wood floors.  In other cases the dog ...

ok Maine landlords of commercial property.whats fair market rent source for commercial space in rural area of Maine?Its my first potential commercial renter.need some averages or source for averages.1st floor, 2 offic...

Hi all,

I am wondering about keeping some apartments pet free, but in the same house where there are already dogs (previous landlord allowed)?

I have a triplex with two one bedroom units in it. One will be vacant i...

Hi, BPers, I have a potential tenant with a small dog -- a 14 year old yorkie. I am wondering if the pet is a concern? And what I should put in the contract if I rent to this family. Thanks a lot :)

I've been renting my house to a friend and his wife for the last 2 years.  That was a mistake.  They were always late, had dogs, chickens, painted rooms absurd colors, and got paint everywhere.  About 2 months ago I s...

I am in need of a flooring company in Rochester, NY willing to repair/replace a small section of old strip hardwood flooring. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

I'm in the middle of creating the deposit disposition for tenants that trashed a property costing roughly $10,000 in damages.  Pictures and the condition catalog back up every line item on the disposition.  I want to ...