This is my first rental property purchase and we are fixing the place up. Prior tenant smoked so bad that there’s tobacco stains on the floors and light switches and walls. We got the walls covered and the light switc...

Hi BP members,  I have a tenant that has called me to report what  he believes  to be  a mold issue that is causing him to be sick.  Now I have checked the plumbing and  found no issues and I normally am pretty dil...

Hi I purchased my first triplex fully rented in Philadelphia.  Currently all of the units are carpeted.  Once the tenants move out would laminate flooring be ideal or vinyl?  I see an equal amount of comments for eith...

So here's my very first horror story of landlording if you'd like to call it that.

Tenant says she never goes into the basement because she doesn't have anything down there and thus has no reason to go. Two w...

Well, I'll try to keep it brief even though our situation is getting complicated. I begin by thanking all BP members for any insight they can provide as we need help. I will also state that it was not wise to not get ...

[b]There is finally an answer to, “ Is there a way to Kill my termites without tenting my house and filling it with poison lethal gas?”

Realty owners no longer need run the risk of poisoning, death or health inj...

If you have an outdoor smoker, will the inside of a property smell?

I could smell the smoke on this person standing 3-4 feet away. On the other side of the room, I couldn't smell them from that far.

Thi...

As luck would have it, I lost my job a week ago. There are some employment possibilities on the horizon, but nothing sure yet. I feel like my investing ambitions, have been put on hold. My focus has been on looking fo...

Hello, 
My tenant signed the lease at the beginning of June, to move in mid-June. This lease included a pet addendum for her 2 small dogs. Now that the first full month's rent is due (after she has already had the ke...

I finally got renters out the house I just bought and they lived like pigs and had smalls dogs. I pulled out the carpet out the house so there's absolutely no carpet in the house and I scrubbed the house with vinegar....