Hi, I'm looking at buying my first house. It seems in great conditioner at a fair price, besides the fact that the owners smoked inside for around 15 years. I'm happy to clean and paint, hire a contractor to refinish ...

Hi BP, my tenant asks if she can keep her sister's dog while her sister is away. She offers a fee. The dog is a bitbul 3 months old. The apartment has 6-month old carpet and freshly painted. The tenant just moved in A...

Hi all,What could cause a sewer smell to come out of an air conditioning/HEAT vents? It seems to be related to when the heat is on which is all the time right now. I checked all the pipes and there are no visible wat...

Does anyone know how to remove pet odors from carpet?

I bought a house almost 10 years ago with an odor (yep, I had it inspected); people have described the smell as musty, an old dog smell, & an old house smell. When I was dating my wife, she'd go back to her place ...

Someone with a pet is interested in renting one of the units in my duplex in Texas City, TX. Is this a big issue or how could we make this work?
A pet deposit maybe, higher rent?

So found a great investment house 34k purchase appraisal 115k. Problem is the home was owned by a hoarder who passed away in the home. Person was also not found for 12 days so body decayed inside the home. To add to ...

Hi everyoneI'm am considering purchasing a couple of condos next door to each other. They are in pretty good shape and are tenant occupied with long term tenants. However, on the inspection reports the inspector liste...

Analyzing a single-family home & the numbers look great, BUT it looks like it's a smoker's home from the photos (discoloration around vents and ceilings). How can I estimate the rehab for cigarette smoke? It's abo...

Hello BP community. Need your advice. Sorry in advance for the long story!I have a condo unit in Southern California that I recently rented out; however-- on the first day the tenant moved in, they notified me that th...