Daniel Grimsley
Home Drywall vs painting
I just rented out my first property and my tenant wants to put up wallpaper in the house similar to what we already had in the house. She is asking to have the current wallpaper replaced as a couple of corners have ro...
Omow A.
Advice: Needy Tenant
Hi, I have an older rental with a tenant that never stops wanting some repairs. When they moved in, we did the walkthrough and signed on that the home condition was satisfactory. I've had a few repairs done in the y...
Bastian Kneuse
Lead-Based Paint - Waiver
As part of an sales offer, i was asked to sign a document that says that i am waiving the opportunity to conduct a risk assessment or inspection for presence of lead-based paint hazards in the housing. Based on the se...
Carleton C.
Should I do upgrades for my rental property
I’m on the fence about if I should upgrade the inside of my rental property and I’m looking for advice.
Right now, the home is rented out with the current tenants leaving on May 31st. The new tenants are scheduled t...
JC Conchas
tenant security cameras without permission
Bought 4-plex, one tenant installed security cameras on the outside of the building, because their car had been previously stolen. I confirmed with Realtor, tenant never asked landlord for permission to alter the buil...
Matt Good
Textured ceilings/walls
Good morning. Can anybody please give me a reference as to what textures are out of style and which ones remain as far as flipping for retail goes? I've seen multiple flips where popcorn ceilings go bye-bye. I've deba...
Eric Hrlbock
Statement of security deposit end of tenancy
Hello all,I am a New York landlord that has to charge his first security deposit to bring my rental back to rent ready. The tenant didn't totally destroy the place.But in one year they did more damage than people tha...
Arnie Guida
New Roof, Expense Or Depreciation?
I would imagine I have to depreciate it... but the bill is separated into materials and labor.Depreciate the materials but expense the labor?Thank you,Arnie
Lyle Klein
Free College Housing = 10,000 down + (4 friends x 500 rent)
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $193,000
Cash invested: $10,000
This was my first investment property. I was starting college in 2016 and didn't se...
Christian M.
Removing popcorn ceilings
I recently purchased a condo which has popcorn ceilings. Normally you can easily remove these by spraying some water on them and scraping them off. The problem is that these ceilings have been painted numerous times m...