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...

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...

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...

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. ...

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...

We have a newer tenant that has seemed to be very good so far. However, he has been complaining of his allergies acting up since moving in and is asking for us to clean the air ducts thinking it is due to dust in the ...

I had a rental flood a few years back. The city put out dumpsters and the first thing was to cut the drywall above the wet line (in my case 4 ft) and break out the wet drywall and toss it. (4' x 8' ft is the dimensi...

What color do you use for kitchen cabinets? I thought white but do they get destroyed by tenants? And when doing BRRR does cabinet color effect ARV? Are you guys sticking with current design trends?

I recently completed my first year of being a landlord. The lease has ended and I owe the tenants part of their security deposit back. I had to have some repairs completed. Some things I had to sub out and have invoic...

I own a rental with 4 rooms and hallway in the basement. The 4 rooms had carpet glued down and the hallway was 20 yr old black tile.  I ripped it all up and I'm debating what to do. I will be renting to College studen...