Over the years of landlording and owning property in a college town, I have noticed that my Special Stipulations section in my leases have taken on some strange phrases and warnings to new tenants. It seems that e...

I currently have my first deal under contract (duplex w/ 8 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms). I will living on the first floor (bedroom 1 and 2) and renting the other 6 bedrooms by the room. Does anyone have any experience wi...

I purchased a home with renters in it, the lease was for two women and they signed an estoppel agreement stating such. When I inspected the home I found a boyfriend and dog living in my home. I was very concerned sinc...

Hi all,My previous tenants had a couple of dogs and long story short, when they moved out, the house had a potent dog smell. My initial thought was that the smell was rooted in the carpeting. I had the carpet professi...

Hi gys - I live in a high rise building. Whenever they prepare a house for move-in - its clean like new construction. Even though the bathroom and kitchen fixtures are the same.Who does this amazing cleaning work. The...

I have a multi family building with several tenants per floor and one tenant put out by the door their garbage Foods pizza box, and neighbors are complaining about the smell. Also the super has told me to tell them ab...

Hi BP,I closed on a Duplex today and tomorrow I am beginning my first rehab.  1 unit is rent ready and hopefully will become occupied in the next week or two.  The second side needs a little rehab.  I have the list of...

Hi, My tenant has moved out and there is a lot of little things that need to be done to ready the place for the new tenant.  Ie replace bulbs, clean, paint, fix broken cabinets, patch holes, repair broken appliances. ...

I'm preparing for my first unit turnover and am trying to determine what is reasonable to deduct from the security deposit.

There are some fairly deep scratches in the hardwood floor but unless I want mismatching ar...

My mom passed away last year late august, decomposed in the house for 2 weeks. I was stationed in Italy till January since then the air circulated through out the house basically spreading bio almost everywhere. My in...