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I just bought this building last month. My twenty something year old tenant had 2 unapproved cats and her apartment smelled horrible. I sent her a letter to get rid of the cats. She decided to give her notice and move...
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I have seen some that say carpet is the way to go in bedrooms, but others that say it is too expensive to replace and there are on-going costs of cleaning between tenants. Personally I have the tenants pay for cleanin...
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Luxury vinyl tile versus ceramic tile. What’s your opinion? LVT is obviously easier lay. Ceramic tile can last a very long time unless somebody purposely damages it or drop something heavy on it and cracks it.
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I have always had carpet in my rentals but I’ve been hearing more praise for putting in hard floors for less expense during rental turnover. When I called in a couple of flooring guys for estimates, one recommended vi...
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Hello! I would be so appreciative for some insight about this situation. Here is a broad overview: Tenants rent from elderly family members who do not have the means to take care of an old home which sits on a large p...
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I have a bit of a dilemma now. I just had a leak detection for a small leak and then it turned into a flooded basement where my brother is living. After removing the carpet it looks like asbestos tile is underneath an...
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We are renovating a smaller unit that needs new flooring in the bedroom/living room (about 350 square feet of flooring). It currently has carpet. We were tempted to glue down vinyl plank (we had luck with pressure sen...
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I currently live in a condo that we plan to rent out instead of sell when moving into a home. I’ve owned it since 2009. I think there’s about 12k of work to do to get it rental ready - bathrooms, new appliances, gara...
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Hi Everyone...I was wondering all of you who have done fix and flips in SoCal (particularly closer to LA proper) and ATLANTA area could help me out.I want to establish some rules of thumb for how much certain things c...
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I had a recent vacancy in one of my rental houses after six years. This house is a small 1940’s with original hardwood floor. The problem is the hardwoods look aesthetically bad, but the good news is the floors have...