Bill Sargeson
Tenant claimed they changed the furnace filter every 30 days...not!
I had a tenant vacate the other day and while doing the walk through they stated "oh yeah, we change the filter every 30 days"...so I opened up the return and this what the filter looked like:What amazed me was after ...
Sara Soleimani
Tenant Trash Hoarding - Refused to let us in
After three months of giving notice to our tenant to inspect the property and getting refused and canceled last minute, we finally entered the condo and faced the disaster. Massive trash accumulation and hoarding. I c...
Dave Stokley
How do you incentivize cleaners to go above and beyond?
We have been experimenting with things like paying a $5 bonus for every 5* review and additional bonuses for 5* review streaks. Since we have 12+ cleaners on our team we've also been discussing a regular email/newslet...
Albert Johnson
Air duct cleaning
Hi, I have a tenant that is proposing to clean their air ducts. They have been there for few months. Would air duct cleaning fall on the tenants or landlord?How do some of you approach this?Thanks
Timothy B. Dunn
Turnover cleaning of bedding
How does everyone handle cleaning the bedding during turnovers? Does your cleaning service stay at your units long enough to wash/dry the comforters before making the beds or do you have a second set that can be put ...
George P.
clean the Dryer Vent
I want to clean the dryer vent since it hasn't been cleaned for a long time.
I figure it shouldn't be hard, I even found a kit for $26 (http://www.amazon.com/Gardus-RLE202-LintEater-10-Piece-Cleaning/dp/B0014CN8Y8/).
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Heidi M.
Tenant storing household/personal items in front yard
I just did a drive by today and noticed my tenant is storing an excessive amount of household items in the yard, including indoor furniture. It looks like a potential hoarding problem and I'd like to address it asap....
Loree Sarokas
Withholding Tenant Security Deposit for Damage
Tenants were all college students with co-signers from out of State. They were OK tenants during the course, some hiccups and OBVIOUS smoking marijuana in the house with a VERY clear no smoking policy. Tenants set the...
Tee Allen
Starting a Maid Service Business
Hi i am looking to start a Maid service business and looking for a few ideas how to market. I am looking to work with investors landlords, & property management companies to help with house cleaning after tenants ...
Chad Huffer
Why do banks remove appliances from REOs
So, I've looked at many REOs and they have all had the Appliances removed; I always assumed that the previous owners took them to salvage what they could before the foreclose.Recently there was a property in my neighb...