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I've recently read on a Facebook post that you cannot evict tenants for smoking in your apartment. I was under the impression smokers were not a protected class. I am now assuming you are free to not rent to smokers, ...
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I have an old Milwaukee house built in 1929. A such, the house was
built with the old clay drain tiles and palmer valve system. There is
seepage into the basement during seasonal downpours. A drain tile test
w...
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I bought a duplex that was a gut rehab and I'm working on getting the downstairs unit rent ready. I put in appliances and installed closet shelving and window dressings. I'd like to put in a kitchen backsplash, but it...
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Bathroom Floor at the rental property looks bad as attached. Any special type of flooring that you recommend to make it look better and less maintenance over the time especially when there is turn around of tenants. I...
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What sheen of paint does everyone use for there house flipping properties? I usually use eggshell on ceilings and walls and semi-gloss on trim and doors.
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After YEARS of looking for a "deal" we finally took the plunge and bought a SF house off of Roofstock, which comes with tenants and its own set of other problems. One of them being no chance to step inside or really ...
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Previous owner had ceiling light fan combo powered from a receptacle. There's a normal, light switch by the door. So I expected when I pulled down the fan to find a hole and a lead, but there was nothing. Ceiling look...
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Looking for ideas on how to make rentals easy to maintain and resilient to tenant abuse. Here are mine:Texture walls and paint with semi-gloss ( I standardize on two colors) to make it easy to clean and touch up.Use ...
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I was looking for a way to provide a higher-end look to a rental home at a bargain price and I came across some pics/how to videos of expoxy countertops and I was wondering if anyone has tried this? The kind that I a...
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I am looking at a foreclosed townhome(30-year old building) where ground floor(no basement) is main entry door and garage. All rooms are on 2nd floor. But Kitchen/Livingroom/Bathroom/hallway all have uneven tile-surfa...