I bought a 4 family that's been abused for a number of years.  None of the woodwork has been painted over (yaaaay), but it looks like someone took a screwdriver to it in many places.  There's also a problem with previ...

I have a unit that has a small leak in the flashing outside the ceiling. Recently with the heavy rain we have been getting a small stain appears on two of the ceiling tiles during the rain storms. We are working on fi...

My current tenants have moved out as they just bought a home but the lease doesn't expire until April 15th. I haven't done the final inspection yet but have been through the house and noticed a couple of things. I...

I charged a $300 non-refundable pet fee for a property. When the renter moved out, I found that the carpets were ruined due to urine stains. Despite their attempts to clean the carpet, there was still a distinct urine...

Hi All,How much should I charge a tenant who damaged a property in ways that I can probably never repair?  A tenant recently moved out of one of my properties after about 3 years.  They gave 30 days notice, and made a...

I am curious if a scope of work that contains "refinish hardwood floor"  is ambiguous and thus open for a variety of interpretations.My understanding going in was that the phrase "refinish hardwood floor" involves san...

How can I clean what looks like several years build up of soap scum on a enamel bath tub?
I have tried several commercial cleaners but it looks like it will be days before it's done.

Sams club has apparently discontinued selling decent towels on line all I can find is white in a bath sheet. Any one find a good score on towels lately? 

i hate talking about carpets in rentals. it gets my blood boiling. i hate shopping for carpet. It's like buying a mattress - if you dont know anything about it, you are getting screwed over. i hate dealing with tenant...

Hello,I am a new member of this forum and I am new to the rental/ landlord side of house purchases.  We have a tenant who signed a lease for one year and he emailed us a list of things that he wants to be done.   One ...