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Results (43)
Ashley Britt How to Charge Tenant for Damages
17 July 2017 | 15 replies

I have a tenant who destroyed the carpet in my rental property. I am unsure of how to charge for carpet damage as the carpet was not even close to new, but was in good condition. We also do not have record of when the...

Candy Quirino Evictions
8 June 2016 | 5 replies

I am a new real estate investor and bought a 4plex which at the the time seemed like a great deal. Asking price was 84,000 I offered 79,000 and got it. Came fully occupied with tenants but after the 1st month they wer...

Casey S. Cutting A/C to sweat out a squatter?
12 October 2012 | 25 replies

Anybody have any luck with it? I have a squatter that slid into one of my units as my previous tenant broke lease and left town. Im sure they were friends. They used a fake lease to get utilities set up, changed the l...

Lois S. Why do tenants wait weeks to report maintenance issues?
14 November 2015 | 9 replies

Lease states that maintenance issues should be reported immediately to landlord.Even though I go over the lease clause before signing with tenants, they frequently wait weeks before reporting things such as leaks or c...

Matt M. Opinions of no-smoking and no-pets?
26 December 2012 | 35 replies

I'm really on the wall about this one, because lots of people smoke (eww... absolutely hate it...), and lots of people have pets and refuse to separate from them. And I think not allowing those 2 might narrow my poten...

Mark Forest Carpet
4 July 2012 | 18 replies

The carpets in some of my newly acquired rental properties are filthy and stinky. My wife did a good job with the carpet cleaner, but it seems this would be a reoccurring problem. Do you all find yourselves replacin...

Mariah Jeffery Tenant being evicted, utilites reverted to my name. Can I shut off?
22 February 2014 | 20 replies

I am in the process of evicting a tenant and just got a notice from the power company that the power was switched into my name. This is almost surely because the tenant didn't pay. Can I shut off the power since th...

Cody F. Carpet remediation, bring it back to life one more time!
24 March 2019 | 17 replies

Anyone know how to bring carpet back to life one more time? We just had an eviction and these people spilled kool aid, candle wax, and probably a million other things over it. It's matted down and looks like a mess. ...

Stephen E. Elimination of Curry odors?
30 June 2023 | 52 replies

A mature couple of Indian extraction have applied for one of my units. I am working on the application at present and have not finished processing it. They are first generation immigrants from India and it is clear th...

Bill Graham Tenant Using Extension Cord after power shut off
23 March 2019 | 18 replies

Hello all,

I have a Tenant who is in the process of being evicted. He has been served 3 times in the last few months. He agreed (and signed statement) to move out by the 15th of this month, but apparently Leg...