Hi all,I spent the past 6 months building and decorating an AirBnB apartment in my basement, and the third guests smoked meth in the unit.  :/  It is a long story of how we figured it out, but essentially bags over th...

Hi all - thanks in advance for your input. I'm coming to the end of my first flip and am on to punch-list items. I'm wondering what expectations I should have for the condition of the house when the contractor is fini...

When you flip a house, how much do you usually spend on painting cabinets, fixing the kitchen and bathroom, making the garden look better, etc? More or less?

Well I got my second less than stellar tenant in two years. Another single mom. Figures. A pity you cannot discriminate based on marital status. Anyway, after she moved out the place stunk like cigarette smoke. I knew...

Does anyone have a document they provide to tenants that outlines the common turnover repair and cleaning costs that, if necessary, will be deducted from their security deposit?Example: - Clean dirty fridge: $50- Repl...

I rented to some tenants in September that are chain smokers. Although I didn't personally ask if the tenants smoked as part of my screening process, my lease clearly says no-smoking in the units. And because of ho...

A couple years back, California redefined "Tobacco Products" to include vaporizers regardless of whether someone is vaping Tobacco, tasty flavors, or marijuana.  The lease in play only has a No Smoking Tobacco Product...

This house was finished quite a while ago, and I meant to post a topic on this, but I completely forgot until I started going through some old photo's on the SD card.

Background of the House: 14 years old, original ...

I didn’t smoke or vape when I rented from my landlord who has a no smoking policy for his units and property. No problem, I go out to the city owned sidewalk and sit on the curb, off property. I always pick up my butt...

Hi all, 
I'm in the process of turning over my first rental unit. I am househacking a duplex which came with a tenant in place. The tenant has since left, but was not the easiest to deal with over the past year. Upon...