Do you have standard things you do when getting a newly acquired place ready to rent out? Are there standard things you do every time (deep cleaning, fresh paint, etc).

I'm trying to decide between inside mount vs outside mount blinds for my STR. Any suggestions?  Also, where can I buy low cost blinds that are decent quality?

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I have been fixing up a 3 bed 1.25 house with a bonus room for the past few months. After going screening 60 plus people, it has come down to two.

These are the best ones I have seen so far for this area, T...

Hello all, so I have some questions as a future Landlord that I am just trying to figure out.1) I am interested in a property that is a Short Sale and Utilities are currently turned off. If I do end up buying the prop...

Just when you think you've heard it all....On Easter Sunday one of our elderly tenants was enjoying the good weather and had his front door open. A woman who he had never seen before walked into his apartment and went...

Can I prohibit smokers from renting one of my apartments, or ask if they are smokers when screening tenants?

I'd figure this be in the "nuisance clause" being that it can be a health risk to myself and other tenants?...

I am looking into getting a property in Sacramento Region and converting it into Mid Term rental (3 to 6 month furnished rental for business/travel nurses). Does anyone have Mid Term Rental in this region, needed some...

It's OK to have a discussion about this, right?

Most of the information regarding self help evictions indicates landlord should not do this under any circumstances. Squatters and non-paying, property destroy...

The other day I stumbled upon articles on segmented depreciation and how it increases the depreciation in early years by doing this. It sounds like little bit of work to segment the depreciation amounts but seems wort...

We're remodeling a small apt that has a very pretty, original hardwood floor that was recently refinished in the living room.  There is also hardwood in the bedroom which hasn't been refinished in 20 + years.  If we c...