I just bought an apartment complex. One of the units was occupied for nearly 30 years by a chain smoker. He had a stroke one week after I bought the place and his family is cleaning out the apartment. SIDE NOTE: This ...

I'm about to rehab a property in need of odor remediation in a big way - cats. I got an estimate from Servpro, it's so bad. Every scrap of carpet and pad has to come out. Floors will be cleaned and sealed, surfaces an...

I did a search and found no threads on this subject. I am putting an offer together on a property that has wall paper. I saw them take it off with vinager and water on TV the other day. Any one here have any comments ...

My tenant just moved out recently and I discovered water damage under the floor of a bathroom. I don't have a "before" picture proving it wasn't there before hand. However, I do know that the tenant was caring for sma...

I am looking for some advise on an unattended death situation.  I have a tenant who was a hermit. No family members, friends, or neighbors noticed she was missing. She apparently passed away in bed, and it could have ...

Super excited to announce we will be closing in September on our 3rd property! We will be moving out of our current house into the new house and renting the house we are in now.  Both our current houses (in the North...

Whew this has been an interesting week. Not too long ago I was trying to fill a room in a home, this caused said tenant to demand a negative coronavirus test (impossible). The new move in had agreed to self-quarantine...

State: Virginia
I recently purchased a home back in August, and did a rent back to the Sellers until end of September.  After closing, we had  [Buyers] did a walk through with a Home Inspector and didn't turn up anyt...

in my area, landscapers charge a minimum of $100 per month to mow a lawn. I have skirted this by telling my tenants that in order to keep rent down, I ask that they mow the lawn and I provide them with a mower if need...

I have a multi-unit in Baltimore who recently acquired new neighbors.. they have two pit bulls who are in the yard 24/7 and whenever anybody is outside they lunge at the fence growling and barking to no end. The curre...