Conner Olsen
Tick and Flea Infestation
I have a STR horror story to share today. I manage someone's STR in Austin and a mother kitten got into their crawl space and gave birth beneath the house to 6 kittens. The guests found the kittens, brought them insid...
Eron A.
Mercury metal on found on floor after demolition during cleanup
It was a small bit under a window sill on the concrete floor in basement. We couldnt find where it came from. We are totally clueless. No, it didnt look to be leaking.We were vacuuming when my boy came across it.Any i...
John Marland
Help! anyone have a good Move out checklist?
Tenants are moving out in a few days and I would really like to give them a checklist of items to clean and go through before handing the keys over. Would any of you be willing to share one of yours?
Kenneth Jennings
Attic insulation issue
Has anyone removed all the attic insulation before.Want to remove all attic insulation so I can clean out the rat fecal matter from a serious rat infestation and repair all the duct work which had completely degraded....
Taylor Ng
Do I have to accommodate tenant's request to work in living room?
I am a live-in landlord, I rent out the rooms to other tenants. There is 1 roommate, she has been here for 5 months, me and her are both females and early 20s. Before she moved in, she did not ask us about any accommo...
Yanick Cusson
You could have been thinking wrong all those years
Problem-solving or problem finding?Which of the two characteristics will make you close more sales? I have always been told, if you can solve the problem of your prospect, the sale is in the back of you pocket. While ...
Jonna Weber
Strong dog odor - need quick solution please!
I had a quick turnover between tenants this week. The tenants that moved out had two dogs. They have been model tenants, and left the home seemingly very clean. However, I had the carpets professionally cleaned ...
Curtis Mears
How do You Estimate Damage to a Rental Property
What do you do when withholding deposit money when a tenant leaves? I understand if there is professionals you have to hire, then that bill is easy. But what about issues, you take care of yourself? If you steam the c...
Rich Cavanagh
Dormant flea problems
Long story short I just evicted a tenant that left a dog behind. The house is infested and the dog is gone. Pest control has been out 4 times so far in the past 4-5 weeks to spray. Fleas remain. We have vacuumed an...
Mindy Jensen
Check out this super-easy way to remove popcorn ceilings!
I really have nothing to add. Except maybe I wish I would have thought of this 12 years ago when I was removing popcorn ceilings...