David Lamb
What am I responsible to compensate tenants who just moved in?
Hello- I am new to landlording. I have tenants who just moved into my condo and are requesting compensation for: (1) repainting (I had to repaint a wall in a different color than they originally saw when I took down...
Brandon P.
Indianapolis rental tentant painted rooms
Painting is very expensive. I professionally painted this places interior right before the tenants moved in. They painted at least two rooms
. They have lived there 2-3 years. Am I expected to pay for his if they li...
Darrel Henegar
Updating nice,but older rentals ?
Hello ,
I've been around real estate most my life, but I am new to owning and renting.
Does it make financial sense to update a nice but outdated SFH for renting?
I can understand the benefit on the selling side ,...
Loc R.
Graffiti Vandals
Some POS just spray painted on my freshly painted 4-plex in Riverside.
If I were in charges of things...
(1) The vandal would get his index fingers chopped off.
(2) The vandal's family would get the cleaning bill
...
Jennifer Koester
Security Deposit Normal "wear and Tear" or Damage
Hi,
My lease with my tenants is up in two months. When my tenants moved in, the house was newly painted and floored. Can I hold back from their security deposit the cost to re-paint all the scuff marks on the walls a...
Sofiya Cherni
Cleaning Charges & Paint
Do you hire someone to clean your properties and then bill the tenant or do you write if off as an expense? My state says property must be left in "broom clean" condition which does not equate to clean. I sent a list ...
Sarah Ferullo
[Calc Review] Help me analyze this deal
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*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted. I feel like we are doing something wrong with the calculator. We have done about ten o...
Gaurav Mehta
Getting rid of smoke smell
Hi,
Just closed on a single family house in San Jose on a trustee sale. The owner was smoking inside the house so there a very strong odor. I have to take out everything anyway (carpet, kitchen, flooring, bathrooms e...
Maya Torres
Tell me! What would you do??
Hello BP fam!My husband and I are currently in the middle of working on our fixer upper and now...BOOM! Water damage in our living room wall..big hit to the budget. We were going to replace our cabinets but it’s not i...
Kelvin Huang
Getting Finance for building 4 units
Hi all,I'm planning to re-build my house to a 4 units and I'm looking for the best way to get finance for this project. My total project cost is about $500K. I do have a lot of equity on this property so I was think...