Smoking inside of a home is one of the more expensive types of damage to remedy. Sometimes it can take ripping out all flooring, trim, and fixtures, and adding layers of paint everywhere to block out the odor. Most le...

Can someone be allergic to cats such that they can sense when a shaggy carpet that was only 6 months old when they moved in had cats on it? This person is not allergic to dogs.

I spoke with the old owner - said hi...

I'm lucky, I get to talk to investors all around the world.  I learn something new on a daily basis.  I'm thankful for that.  I also understand that we don't learn anything unless someone else learned the hard way.  I...

Has anybody dealt with a cat house before? A place that I am tempted to offer on stinks of cat urine. I figure that I would definitely tear out all the carpet flooring and base trim. However, I'm wondering if the subf...

I have a Triplex in South Florida and one of my tenants just moved out.  She lived in the unit for two years and had 2 daughters and 3 cats at one point.  This post is regarding two of my main issues.1.  There was a r...

My tenant who spent the last 12 years occupying my rental finally moved out along with her 2 small dogs. Well I knew the floor was going to be bad after the horrible urine smell that was left in the unit. Removing the...

I allowed a tenant to have pets (3 small dogs), with a pet deposit of $300. He was the first tenant in a newly renovated unit with refinished wood floors. After several visits in which I found feces on the floor, a gr...

Hello BP members. Recently I purchased a new rental that was distressed to say the least. I purchased the property from a landlord who was just burned out. His tenant went on a drug/drinking binge and he and locked hi...

Hi, this is my first post.  Long story short... My wife and I moved into a new home and are renting out our condo that we lived in for 7 years.  It's older, but I did a lot of work to it before we rented it out.  Got ...

We live and have rentals in northwest suburbs of IL. Our tenants have lived in one of our rental houses for 1 year and 3 months. They are responsible tenants, always are paying their rent on time and keeping up the pr...