I feel I should preface this by saying that the tenants were ones I inherited for only two months.  The first time I went to a showing on the property I noticed that there were appox. 10-15 piles of dogs poop on the 2...

Since I rent to mostly families I've noticed that the walls get pretty dirty at about six-year-old height and below. ;)I also noticed the one house I have with wallpaper seems to withstand much more wear and tear than...

I only have 10 listings currently but my goal is to ramp this up pretty rapidly towards 50+ units and I can already see housekeeping and linens being my #1 stumbling block. Linens: We do houses not apartments for the ...

I've had a tenant in a 4-plex who has his laundry destroyed with grease all over his clothes. We suspected it was from another tenant who was a mechanic and I warned them that they needed to stop washing his work clot...

Greetings,Recently my renter replaced a swimming pool motor and gave me a receipt. We then deducted the renters out of pocket expense from one months rent. Typically I would have deducted the liability but claimed the...

Hello all,My partner and I have began managing short term rentals in our area for other host.  Generally the most time intensive properties for managing these properties is the turnover between guest.  Luckily we have...

Currently debating the issue on windows and would like some input. This is a rental property and all windows are being replaced. The savings is $800 for the same window going with single hungs. Single hung are actuall...

Hi,
Just closed on a single family house in San Jose on a trustee sale. The owner was smoking inside the house so there a very strong odor. I have to take out everything anyway (carpet, kitchen, flooring, bathrooms e...

When a tenant leavesDo you hire cleaning service? Do you even clean the floors and windows?

I'm brand new to real estate investing. With my first deal I tried to hit a home run and I ended up striking out. In order to make the most from this failure I would like feedback on what I did wrong, and if my conclu...