I just bought an apartment complex. One of the units was occupied for nearly 30 years by a chain smoker. He had a stroke one week after I bought the place and his family is cleaning out the apartment. SIDE NOTE: This ...

I'm saving up to house hack and live in the suburbs of Detroit with my mom. With prices going up all around, I recently spread my house hunting reach to include Detroit. Then, just last night, my dad pointed out that ...

Hi, got a new tenant move in 1 month ago. They said they have been sick since they moved in and want to do a mold inspection.
Last family live there for 5 years with kids and never had any problem like that.
I ask...

Hello everyone,
We're currently in escrow for a property and recently received the inspection report, which highlighted some concerning findings regarding the plumbing. Specifically, the report mentioned: "The pipe a...

I live in apt for 5 months and my 24 years daughter started telling me she is getting headaches but ass soon as she goes outside she is find. Now she is feeling nausea. The land lord wants to clean the carpets that is...

The following are obsessions I see from owners about running their STRs. They gross tens of thousands in revenue, but go into a rage (Baba Yaga?) when a few dollars is at risk. The law of averages says that there will...

Tenants moved out (in UT) after 1.5 years and had professional cleaners come in, but still left the sfh dirtier and in worse condition than when it was rented to them. I spent 30 hours touching up small gouges in the ...

Besides cleaning, and pet fees, what additional fees do you charge in your vacation rentals?
I have seen other people charging linen fees and admin fees.
My cleaning fee is a little higher that the cleaners charge t...

So my grey grout now looks white because of drywall dust.  I have tried to vacuum it and clean it with various substances but it's not coming up.  Has anyone had this problem or know how to fix it?  TIA~Stacy

I just did a drive by today and noticed my tenant is storing an excessive amount of household items in the yard, including indoor furniture.  It looks like a potential hoarding problem and I'd like to address it asap....