David Ounanian
What are common landlord expenses, and who covers them? Landlord or tenant?
When managing a rental property, here are some common maintenance expenses to be aware of. Some can be passed on to tenants, while others are usually the owner's responsibility:1. Sewer Cabling/Drain Cleaning: When th...
Anuj Ansal
Water Backup Contractors
Hi, We recently had water backup come up from our floor drains in the basement. I would like to get a check valve installed in the sewer line to prevent this from happening again. Can anyone recommend a good plumber o...
Russell W.
Old Plumbing Horror Story
Frequently people will post on the forums asking opinions about buying old houses/buildings, what to look out for during inspections and what considerations to make when structuring an offer. This is a short story abo...
Tim Emery
Full Buyers Inspection on a Flip?
What items would you like to see inspected when doing a Flip? Do you need a full buyers inspection?
John D.
City responsibility on Sewer pipes
My plumber found out by inserting a camera that my city sewer pipe has roots in it which is causing my house sewer to back up. The roots are from the tree which the city has planted on the sidewalk. I filed a claim wi...
Mark D.
Can tenant be made responsible for maintenace of toilets ?
I am a California landlord.
My R/E attorney added a section in our residential Lease amendment that states:
"Maintenance of the toilets shall be the Tenants responsibility".
Is this correct and enforceable in Cal...
Joe Jor
Blocked Hot Water Radiator Return Line
Howdy gang!I have a 100 year old house in NY. After draining the hot water radiator system over the summer to replace a number of values, I was able to represurize the system without leaks.Once the heat started being...
Tim Greenfield
Cleveland Basement leakage_1938 Cape Cod
So I have a 19303/1 in Cleveland which has a basement with water issues which has been my nemesis for the past 2 years. Anyway- last year had to dig up the sewer line in basement as there was a cracked line. Made the ...
Gamal R.
Multiple viewings at the same time
Do you advise against showing a rental at the same time to two or three possible tenants? Or do you think its ok and efficient? Should I schedule the 30 minutes apart. I don't want to schedule it 30 minutes apart beca...
Nancy Molinari
tenant toilet plumbing damage
Never ending tenant issues. I just renewed the lease another year for the tenants, yes, the same ones that brought bed bugs in but I thought it would financially be cheaper than going without rent for a month and repa...