Bryan Young
Indoor Pool / inside garage
Hi, I am looking to put an indoor pool inside of a garage to use for a short term rental (brand new construction).Has anyone done this successfully that can share tips? We heard from a garage door contractor he would...
Zulf H.
Energy Efficient Investment properties
Hi BP Members:I always read about how you can make your home energy efficient . I am curious to see if any investors have done similar energy efficient upgrades to their multi unit bldgs. or commercial building. Porti...
Colby Shelhorse
Mold in REO Foreclosure
I am looking at a REO property that has been on the market over 100 days. The listing agent for the bank has been contacted and has notified me that there is a mold problem in the basement. They say that it would cost...
Robert Hernandez
Help vacant unit was broken into!
Hello BP family,I just had a vacant unit broken into by some homeless people. They were in the unit for about a day and saw people in the unit and called the cops. They left before the cops arrived. The damage was low...
Justin Baca
Cigarette Smell in Townhouse
Hello All - I'm under contract on a townhouse that was smoked in for 18-20 years. The seller repainted the walls and replaced the flooring in the entire house with vinyl flooring. The house is vacant but the smell is ...
Ryan Redenius
Ice forming inside windows
I noticed inside my windows that there's a pretty significant amount of ice (see pic below). Granted, this was taken last week when Chicago was insanely cold, but I also had a tenant complain about the same thing a c...
Account Closed
Tenant Smoking with Oxygen?
Hi all,I have an inherited tenant in a unit which allows smoking in the apartment - they pay rent on time, cause no real problems, are generally "okay" overall.The problem is that one of the two tenants is on disabili...
Freeman Schultz
Motion sensor lights in the hallway
I am watching an episode of "The Office" where Dwight now owns the building that the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin. One of the running jokes is that Dwight has installed motion sensor lights in the the office in o...
Justin J.
Cat Urine odor, tenant (me) vs. landlord problem
So I viewed a two bedroom condo apartment in Massachusetts (near Acton/Boxborough) that was to be available for September 1st. There was one cat present that I could see, and it was confined mainly to one room. The ap...
Adam Aschoff
Purchased lemon of a house
We just purchased our primary residence and have found with each project we complete Lund the house there was shoddy workmanship from the previous owner that was not disclosed nor would have been found by a home inspe...