I moved in Sep 1st but did not sign the lease yet now that i have read the lease and i don't agree with some of the terms that were unclear to me when I paid the security deposit one month ago.my landlord has old outd...

Without being to terrible cynical here, I understand the demographic of what a renter is. Of course there are wonderful renters out there, and there are terrible renters out there too. The middle course or group, I th...

Does stashing away for vacancy really mean anything? The idea behind stashing for maintenance and Cap-Ex make sense, but for vacancy, say you start out with a new rental, and you put away 3-5% for vacancy per month. L...

My wife and I bought a house-hack multi family and inherited a tenant who smokes cigarettes. It started off as only occasionally and we would go months without smelling it. About a month ago we smelled smoke several ...

The utility room in one of my rentals is in the center of the house without access to an exterior wall. The dryer vents to the crawl space into PVC pipe. The run is about 15 ft. with a few 90 degree turns. When th...

I'm reviewing an offer on my SFH in Milw.  They Buyer wants to do a mold test/inspection . . .  "pursuant to applicable government or industry standards and protocols".  As best as I've been able to determine - there ...

We have a townhouse in FL currently rented out. Last weekend, the tenant sent me a few text messages for concern of mold in the house.

Back in January, we have had the downstairs half bath toilet clogged once, and s...

I love dogs and have always had them, but I totally get the reservation about having them in a rental when you can't be there to see that they are well behaved. I'm curious to learn more about what BP has experienced ...

I have a very unique situation. I have 2 houses on the same parcel. I bought the property remodeled one house to rent. Tore the other house down and built a new one in its place.
Last year my tenant moved out and the...

I became a landlord for the first time earlier this year and made a stupid mistake: I rented my house to two adult smokers and did nott include a "no smoking" clause in the lease. The renters are otherwise very ni...