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Paul Sandhu Who does their own carpet shampooing at their STR?
23 August 2019 | 6 replies

A Bissel shampooer from WalMart is what I use.  I quit buying the high priced shampoos and now I just buy Fabuloso and Totally Awesome cleaning solution.  They are both general purpose cleaners.  My main carpet stains...

April Birdsong Replace new carpet in Bedrooms for hardwood?
15 November 2024 | 16 replies

I will be closing on my 1st STR/MTR this month.  I am sooooo excited but also nervous.  It is a 1940s  2 bed/1bath that has been renovated by seller.  They put new hardwoods throughout the house except in the 2 bedroo...

Robert D. Dog urine in carpeting
14 September 2011 | 13 replies

Hey all so as im cleaning out one of my rentals i thought about something so excuse me if this diesnt turn out right. Doing this from my iphone. So in another thread i posted had a bad tenant. Long story, i have dog u...

Tina S. Replace carpet or install waterproof vinyl plank flooring?
17 June 2018 | 8 replies

I will be moving out of my Saddle Ridge Twinhome at the beginning of June and renting it out. My dogs have pooped and peed on the carpet, and a cat has pooped on the carpet too. I have a carpet cleaner that I use, but...

Cherie Egbert include carpet cleaning in rental property
27 September 2017 | 7 replies

We have our first rental property and our tenants have been in there almost 3 years which is longer than we expected.  The question is how to inform our tenant that we would like the carpet cleaned?  We want to preser...

Andy Chen Carpet smells bad, can I use deposit to pay?
29 July 2020 | 9 replies

Hi, sorry if this has been asked before. Just a new landlord trying to get things right and fair. A tenant just moved out and the carpet has strong smell because of the pet. Can I use the deposit to pay for the carpet...

Christine Swaidan Charging for Cleaning AND Replacing Carpet?
15 February 2017 | 11 replies

I have just replaced carpet and pad in bedrooms of a SFR that had pet damage. Before replacing it I had it cleaned professionally but odor remained.  Carpet is two years old and tenants lived in house for 14 months. I...

Diana Froster 5 year old unwashed carpet, keep and clean or remove?
4 August 2022 | 21 replies

Hi all. My current rental property has a tenant moving out end of this month after staying there for 5 years and the 2F carpet(living area space, 3 bedrooms, and entire staircase) is really dirty and patchy leaving me...

Brian Washburn First Turnover Advice
8 August 2019 | 4 replies

I currently own 1 SFDU rental in Omaha, NE and my first tenants are going to be moving out at the end of October. I am looking for advice/tips on how to execute a turnover with maximum efficiency. Here are a couple of...

Steve S. House odor of doom - HELP!!!!!
16 June 2019 | 12 replies

Here’s the situation. House was vacant for 2 months without the air conditioner or heater from mid February through mid April. That was a mistake. Should have had the ac and heater running but didn’t expect it to be v...