So I had an ant problem in my unit while livening there and the landlord sprayed a chemical on the countertops to combat them after the store bought stuff I was using wasn’t cutting it. He told me to let it dry and wi...

I just purchased a duplex, the outside of the property is messy and needs to be cleaned up. Do I have to notify my tenants every time I will be outside the property working? I'm not working inside at all, solely outsi...

Assuming the apartment has been updated prior to the current tenant moving out it should take one week (max less than 2 weeks) to turn an apartment unit. When I say "turn" the degree I am am describing is new paint an...

I have a property for sale in the Bronx in NYC, which has been on the market for 3 months or so.  I've watched other units in the building come on the market and sell, but mine is not.   The price is right, and my age...

You can't really appreciate it without the odor, but it's worth a shot. Tenant lived there for about ten years. This is not a house I manage, so it's not my fault!
The best part? He has a pretty nice Corvette parked ...

I just wanted to get a consensus from the BP community on trash outs. When you purchase a property or are doing a changeover of tenants and there is a significant amount of trash/personal belongings left behind what d...

Just closed on Monday. The people who were renting out the side I'm going to be renovating/occupying left a bunch of stuff in it; couches, mattress, food in the fridge, trash in various places, etc. Not to mention the...

Hello fellow rehabbers,

If you have been rehabbing for a while, I am sure you have ran into a situation like this one...

You buy a house and the seller says he will “clean things up” and then a few days before clo...

My tenants just left my rental property after the lease is over. House was fully furnished . They got the house professionally cleaned before moving out. 
Only issue is that they had 2 big dogs, who used couches to ...

So, my family has inherited a hoarder house and multiple garages and workshops that all need to be cleaned out and up etc.This commences next week so I am kind of roughing out a plan and ideas now.The two items on my ...