Kellen M
Getting Rid of Water Odor
Hi, I have a property where I had a water leak in the basement. Well, I fixed the leak, it's completely dry and I also got rid of everything that was damaged from the water. But I can't seem to get rid of the water ...
Mark Cruse
House stinks
The dirty tenants moved and I can't get rid of the smell. I've tried sprayers, bleech and all kinds of air fresheners. Any other suggestions?
Genny Li
Poorly balanced HVAC--critique my plan
The HVAC duct system on my condo was designed horribly. Here is my plan to address issues. Please tell me what you would do in my place instead.LAYOUT:There is a separate HVAC system for each condo, with the compres...
Roy Gutierrez
Flooded basement in rentals
Hi,We just had a very BAD rainstorm here in Michigan (oakland county). My house and 2 rentals had water in the basement, unfortunately I didn't have flood insurance (like 99% of people here it seems). The water has be...
Jeffrey Linville
Roomates are at ends with each other
So I have this unit that I rented out to two very nice college boys. I met them, vetted them and ran checks on them. They said they where both serious about school etc. Well apparently one of them is now skipping scho...
Ashley Gamble
HELP! Sellers didn't disclose major issues - unrentable and requires massive repairs
We recently bought a property that we have found out within the first few weeks of owning it that is has VERY SERIOUS drainage and humidity issues and lots of previous water damage that the sellers did not disclose. M...
Esther S
Tenant wants to have satellite dish installed?
Our tenants want to have satellite TV and have asked if they can have a satellite dish installed through Century Link on our SFR at our tenants' expense. When we bought our SFR, there was already a satellite dish on t...
Sonam Gill
Timing of big ticket repairs on older properties
When purchasing an older property, are there red flag issues from inspection reports that new owners should choose to address proactively, rather than in reaction to a tenant raising an issue down the line?
In m...
Lacee Beitler
Flipping a smokers property?
Hi everyone,
We are looking at a 4 unit property. It's a great deal, great area, and would be great cash flow, but there has been a smoker in there for 60 years (owner). His unit is very smoke damaged, and 2/3 other...
Jon Huber
Telling my tenants that the apartment smells terrible - in the nicest possible way?
So, this goes back to my first experience of being a landlord. A woman (who ironically was a realtor), was renting my apartment. I allowed her to have a pet, as it was a tiny chihuahua. I was suspecting that she was n...