Brian Behlmer
Tenants and trash problems
I’m house hacking a three family and my two tenants are creating a nightmare of my trash and recycling situation. The 2nd floor is throwing their trash in any bin they like and not taking their bins out for pick up. T...
Account Closed
Demolition hacks...saving money on trash and debris removal
So I've been doing this for a while and before I start a demo project I call the scrappers (if there isn't anything I want to scrap) for metal and the Purple Hearts etc to grab furniture. I separate the concrete if i...
Hilary Hageman
Handling Tenant Breaking Vehicle Clause in Quadplex
We inherited a long-time tenant at our quadplex, which we purchased last year. At the time this tenant was our paid groundskeeper and ran a lawn business of his own. He pays for an extra garage stall and thus is all...
Raymond Liang
Advice for Rochester Neighborhoods?
Hello all!I am a resident of NYC who has been itching to enter this fantastic world of real estate. Having spent my whole life here and as you might already know, owning a NYC property is like a page out from the fair...
Bill Coleman
Securing your dumpster: any tips?
My dumpster arrived a few days ago and i've had a few issues.In Colorado, garbage services do not want to take construction waste or many other things that you would expect a garbage company to take. So people get tem...
Larry T.
removed dishwasher question
Hi everyone,
We removed dishwashers as the consensus and my experience is that they are too much trouble for our units in a low-income area. So in re-tiling the kitchen, the tile guy tiled over the raised area that t...
Gina Cabell
Can I keep part of a security deposit for a broken garbage disposal.
I had a brand new garbage disposal installed in my rental property 2-3 years ago. I recently had a mid term renter call me last month to tell me that it was broken. When he moved in, I gave him written instructions ...
Shelley F.
creeemains left in rental
Seems Ive seen this topic on here before, never thought it would happen to me. Tenants left, place not trashed, but lots of "stuff' left behind. They frequently went to storage auctions and then sold stuff. Cleaning u...
Alexander Lang
Damaged tenant trash receptacles
Hi all!So I was out fixing a fence at my SFH rental property and noticed that the trash and recycling receptacles were both damaged. I asked the tenants about it and they stated that squirrels (or "some type of animal...
Mark Gallagher
Trash Hacking
I've searched BP to no avail on best ways to get rid of trash and haven't really come up with much. Near me, it's $59.90 including tax to dump 1 ton at the transfer station. Last project, there were 7 tons of debris. ...