I've just recently taken over managing my properties from a property manager only to find smoke alarms chirping and no furnace filters changed out.....ever.  I replaced batteries and filters in 2 units but I'm sure th...

Home: 3BR, 2Bath; Built in 2018.
Tenant staying for 3+ years. I served 60 day notice to terminate lease. Last day of lease 5/31. Vacated on 6/1 late evening.
Thrashed the home --- Walls with crayons, broken dishwash...

Does stashing away for vacancy really mean anything? The idea behind stashing for maintenance and Cap-Ex make sense, but for vacancy, say you start out with a new rental, and you put away 3-5% for vacancy per month. L...

New tenant move in to a 1970's apartment which has the lovely popcorn ceilings. Two weeks after moving in she is freaking out and wanting to know if there is asbestos in the ceiling. I emailed that although that unit ...

What are some unexpected issues you guys have come across in your investing either with tenants, property managers or contractors that you really wish you could have anticipated but that caught you off guard on a proj...

Hello fellow landlords,
I hope you're all doing well. I wanted to open up a discussion about an issue I've encountered recently in my California rental property (7 yrs old home), and I'm sure many of you have faced s...

I currently own a 3 unit multifamily home and undergoing a complete reorganization; new leases, new tennant application process and paperwork, and rehabbing. I found that all of this was necessary after crunching ...

Hello, I searched the forums, but could not find an answer for this question.I am repairing damages done by my tenants since they've moved out. There is a huge water stain in the master bathroom ceiling (see photo). I...

Hello,I am currently in escrow for an 8-unit "C" property in Central California and was hoping someone could help me with something. I received the property's one-year P&L statement today and there were a lot of l...

Hello,This is my first time on biggerpockets. We own an investment property and rented it since two years. Our property manager moved on to another job and now we are trying to take over property management ourselves ...