A tenant had a water bill 5X the usual due to a leaky toilet. She alerted me of the problem after the $260 water bill came. How would you handle this? Do you think it is the landlord's responsibility to pay some or al...

I was going to put a coin operated washer and dryer in my tenants unit. I pay the water and trash and tenant pays gas and electric. I was wonder if there was a potential problem with using their gas and electricity ...

I am living in a triplex, I have this nightmare upstair tenants for about one year. And recently their landlord finally sent out lease termination notice to ask them to move out. And "coincidently" the daily water usa...

Hi All,
Am new to the forum and wished for some advice on whether it is worth keeping a problematic tenant.
We recently bought a three flat in the Chicagoland area, our first. The tenants in the second floor and gar...

Good morning BPers.My property is in CA. I need your advice. I have a unit which has 4 people on the contract and now it has 6 people. The original lease is including water. We found out the additional tenants due to ...

Have a situation that I am trying to figure out the best resolution.

Bought a house with a large lot in July 2012. Spent two months cleaning, fixing, renovating inside and outside.

During the process I replaced all...

A tenant informed me there is excessive condensation on the windows on one side of the unit. At first I assumed he was exaggerating until I took a look at it myself. It's a north facing wall that doesn't really get an...

I am currently charging 2,000 for my four-bedroom apartment. I normally have four tenants. If a family of seven wants to rent, can I increase the rent to offset the included water/sewer, included electric and wear and...

Hello, I've got a B+ property grossing 1200/month, and need to replace the kitchen floor. I plan on holding this property for many more years.The rent is coming up for renewal, so I plan to increase it. Would apprecia...

Many self-managing investors on Bigger Pockets have to handle security deposits and this can sometimes be challenging. We wanted to share our the experience we have gathered throughout the years by managing hundreds o...