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Roy Gutierrez No pet policy - Maybe exception for birds in cage?
18 February 2018 | 16 replies

Hi guys,I'm about to rent a house to a couple of ladies, one of them mentioned that she would like to bring a bird, a budgerigar to keep in the house caged. Anybody has any horror stories for birds indoors? Thank you.

Lee L. Mice in a woodsy vacation rental
30 September 2018 | 15 replies

I am currently preparing our vacation home in Vermont near Mount Snow to accept vacation rentals. The thing about a house in a heavily wooded area is that there is a never ending stream of mice looking to get in. I kn...

Edward Kuk Pre-screening criteria - are mine realistic? (Chicago, IL)
8 August 2019 | 6 replies

Hi,
It's been ~4 months since my wife and I started our real estate journey. After scouring the MLS every day, checking out properties every weekend and 2 accepted offers that fell apart during inspection, we finally...

Anthony Parr How much to spend on post reno cleaning?
6 April 2023 | 10 replies

We did a MAJOR reno on a rental from the 70s that had 100% differed maintenance.  Almost a full rebuild and finally finished after about 7 months.  Right now we are evaluating local cleaning services.  The quote was f...

Joshua Feit Rooming house investing // jitters
27 September 2017 | 8 replies

I have an opportunity to purchase a duplex in a C/D neighborhood -- 8br/6ba total. It's a newer property (2009) with very little maintenance (just some carpet, paint in some rooms, etc.), new HVAC, great roof, etc.Tho...

Cole Schlack New to BP in Utah building a portfolio of Vacation rentals
1 October 2015 | 14 replies

I am commercial insurance agent with a passion for resort real estate. I have experience with local real estate subdivision and now working to develop resort properties into vacation rentals.  I current own a rental h...

Luke H. tenants complain about refrigerator temperature
2 August 2019 | 13 replies

Hello all, hope all is well. 
New tenants complaining that the fridge isn't cold enough.  I seem to get this with 9 out of 10 new tenants.  Some tenants try to turn the dial down until the thing freezes over, then th...

Carol Venolia Eliminating dog pee smell
9 July 2017 | 18 replies

I'm guessing this topic has been discussed many times, but this is my first time with this problem, so I appreciate your forbearance.I have a rental with wall-to-wall carpeting. I had a tenant with a dog. Apparently t...

Remmy Vernon Mystery smell is back
31 May 2016 | 18 replies

This is a small one bedroom unit, ground floor, no unit above it. (approx. 600 sq. ft.)When tenants moved out there was a bad smell. I could not out my finger on it. It is not in the bedroom or bath, but in the kitche...

Ethan Martin High Maintenance tenant
17 February 2022 | 20 replies

Need some advice. I have a tenant who moved in last week. We did a walk through with a checklist and she kept saying how everything was great. House is new construction, less than a year old, and she wants me to take ...