I have a rental that has a first floor master and the secondary bedrooms and a loft area upstairs. The first floor currently has hardwood floors and the stairway and upstairs are carpet. The carpet will most likely ne...

What is the best way to get rid of cat dander after tenants have departed?Tenant violated the NO PETS policy in the lease and got a cat.  Claimed it was his mother's and only had on weekends.  I had reminded them of t...

Hi,we just purchased a SFH in Austin that is only a few years old, however, has builder grade brown carpet that is generally OK once cleaned but thinking I want to replace all the carpet with good quality laminate now...

How does one determine what qualifies as "normal wear and tear" with regard to carpet?  I had a tenant just move out after a 12 month lease and, while the carpets (in bedrooms) were not brand new and had a couple of s...

Do you guys have a list of contractors that you work with in the Columbus area?  I am looking for a cleaning person, carpet cleaning, painters, electrical, plumbing, etc.Thank you

Thanks for reading my first post.

We are in the process of rehabbing a 2-unit house that is over 100 years old. The tenant that most recently lived in the first floor apartment was a bona fide hoarder. He had a littl...

I charged a $300 non-refundable pet fee for a property. When the renter moved out, I found that the carpets were ruined due to urine stains. Despite their attempts to clean the carpet, there was still a distinct urine...

I’m working on purchasing a duplex which has a 1 bedroom unit that has a noticeable cigarette smoke odor to it. My property manager let me know that in order to convert that to a non-smoking unit I would want to go th...

I am a relatively new landlord and need some guidance and a couple of recommendations for my rental house in Parker, CO.

This was my first tenant and boy did they do a number on the house ,they left it a mess...

Just had my first tenant move into my first rental property.  They moved from out of state without seeing the property in person first.  I gave them a video tour.  They are not satisfied with the paint on the baseboar...