This is our first property we are not buying to live in. We have another investment property that we had as our primary home for years, fixed up and did lots nice projects that we knew improved the home but we also en...

I have done a search in here and in Google to learn the Michigan rules on placing my tenant’s security deposit in a bank without results. I am a sole proprietor at this point. Can I just put it in my personal mone...

I have an A class SFH with a new tenant (3 months). The home was built in 2000 and has mostly hardwood floors and tile with the exception of the bedrooms and living room where I put in brand new carpet before the tena...

Often, prospective tenants will come and request a certain demand. - “ Well, can you paint this a different color “ - “ Well, what about the outside, will you update the gardens? “ - what about the dust? Seems dusty e...

I paid my tenant to move out 1 week earlier (prorated rent) to have the house for my next tenant. However, the house was dirty and the carpet was not cleaned. Future tenant denied to move in and the house is vacant. L...

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I have been thinking about this a lot. When a tenant moves out, they usually clean as per what they think is clean. There is always some things left behind. things like inside stove, refrigerator, inside the O...

The purpose of this post is to share my ongoing experience with dealing with fleas in a condo I am househacking. There are two things I am looking for from this thread. 1. A documentation of my experiences so that oth...

Hello ! Please send me ideas for flooring on second floor hallway -Im renovating a 2 level apartment with old wood floors everywhere that are in various shape (rough in some parts). I am covering entire first floor wi...

A tenant just moved out of my rental property and there is a urine odor throughout the first floor.  The floors are vinyl planks (Allure Trafficmaster).  She had a cat and signed a pet addendum that obligates her to p...

Our standard routine between tenants was repairs, paint, flooring.

The last time I had an empty, my flooring guy made an odd comment to me. He said, "You're one of the last owners that puts carpeting in." That got m...