Karen Casey
Shower or Shower Tub combo?
Hi,Thank you in advance for your assistance. I am remodeling a 2 bed/1 bath house, and the bathroom is too small for a separate shower and tub. Do you think I should just do a shower or a shower/tub combo? I just simp...
John N.
Taking cleaning cost out of deposit
It's past its 30 day mark, but something I want to know when I become a landlord in the future.
I rented an apartment, then moved out. Rent was paid 2 or 3 days before it was ever due for 2 years straight. I feel I ...
Elmer Bonilla
How Do I Reduce Operating Expenses on Detroit Suburb STR?
Hey BP community,Looking for some advise on reducing operating fees on my str in the city of Southfield, MI (Detroit suburb). This is my first property, bought it last December and went live in mid March. Until now it...
Ryan Haase
Mold on Wall in House - Tenets Not Paying
I'm currently out of state and I received a call from a tenet today that there is mold growing on the wall behind their couch and under the sink. The tenet sent me some pictures and the good news is that the mold is g...
Tyler Kivland
Newbie looking for some insight and wisdom on clutter
I recently purchased a duplex on a fairly nice street and inherited the tenants from the previous owner. One of those tenants experienced some difficulty from an insurance scam and lost his home of 15 years as a resul...
Alan Cassidy
Property mgmt witheld money erroneously (Ohio)
Follow up on a previous post.I moved into an apartment in Cleveland heights, Ohio August 2017. Was a very simple , sign the lease and here’s the keys. No walk through after first being shown the apartment. From 8/2017...
Mike Palmer
Are broken fridge water lever and carpet stretching normal wear and tear?
I have a tenant that broke the fridge water lever off. Like the part where you press with the cup to get the water to shoot out, broken clean off. You can stick your finger up in the hole and pull on it and still get ...
Travis Selph
business idea for profit
Got a question for the masses. How well would I do, if I started a clean out business? Like, go into a house, clean everything out and down to the studs including old wire and such. How often would it be needed and ...
Robert Dunbar
Service Providers Scaring Tenants
So we had a duct cleaning person come out to do a bid on cleaning the ducts. While he was there he did a lot of explaining stuff to the tenants that scared them. This was stuff about the ducts themselves how they were...
Ravi Rai
Investing in a steam vacuum
Hi guys,
Our current tenants have moved out and the new ones will be moving soon. This is a student rental that has carpets throughout and we wanted to steam clean the carpets. I was thinking it would make sense to in...