I own a townhome, that has an attached wall with another townhome. This townhome was built in 1971, so the wall between the units are not insulated very well. The tenants that live in the unit next to mine, are landlo...

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...