I've recently got my first investment property under contract. A side by side duplex 2Bed/1bth (C class). I am in the process of becoming a first time landlord and want to make sure I am following the Wisconsin laws c...

We bought a used carpet cleaner and my wife spends a lot of time going over and over the carpets that are already in the rental house we bought. She eventually gets them looking pretty clean except for the most recen...

I guess I made a few mistakes my first time out. I did not take the full deposit the first month. The tenet said they would pay it by second month, well no deposit but the full month rent. So i took the rent and ap...

I have my first tenant turnover in 5 years and I would like some thoughts as I move forward.  First, prior to the tenant occupying the property, this house was majorly rehabbed with new carpeting in living room, new l...

I purchased my first real rental this weekend and it has a terrible cat urine smell throughout the house. I am have ripped up the carpet, and padding to find old linoleum flooring on top of the subfloor. Has anyone us...

Two years ago, my tenant's lease was ending and I gave her the proper notification (60 days notice) and wrote her explaining there was an move out inspection (at the time I didn't know you were only suppose to ask) an...

I just had a tenant move out of one of the units in my duplexes (in Kansas City if that matters), and it looks like there is some repair work that needs to be done on the cabinets, paint, carpet, door handles, etc.Whi...

I've been renting a house for awhile.. years actually.. and it has every problem you can think of.. mostly rats and bugs because theres holes and cracks in the doors and places in carpet where mice or rats been gettin...

We manage some rental properties for distant owners. One of our tenants trashed a place pretty bad. No physical damage, but let the dogs poop everywhere and ruined the carpet. Owner thinks our professional liabilit...

Looking to game the system regarding Rent Reasonableness. 
I recently purchased my 1st investment property, intending to rent it out through Section-8 as a long term hold. It requires a full renovation. I met with th...