Linda Thomas
Change of responsibility to a new tenant
Hello everyone, looking for advise please. Current tenant is in the military and is getting deployed so they are going to be terminating the lease agreement which I'm okay with doing however they did recommend a frie...
Prachi Metha
Buying a Property with Smoke Smell
I am looking into buying a property with smoke smell in it, what all things I need to be concerned about. I am not local to property so I am concerned about cleaning work etc that we need to do. Any thoughts?
Jerry Happoldt
Renter Bent and Cracked Garage Door
Renter moved out and left the prop dirty, one hole in drywayll, cat piss on baseboards ect. However the garage door has a few small dents, and 2 vertical cracks. How do I approach this, I want to charge them but fee...
Rob Bianco
How much upkeep required for 12plex?
I’m buying an old 12 unit building (built in 1920) and the current owner runs carpet throughout the staircase and other common areas. It’s gotten rather nasty over the years and I’m conflicted between just replacing t...
Seth Eaton
Bedroom Flooring: Carpet vs. Vinyl vs. Laminate Wood?
Hello fellow Landlords,Which flooring type makes the most sense for bedrooms in 3 & 4 bedroom rental houses? The market that I am in commands $1100 - $1400/mo for these properties. I believe that more renters pr...
Joe Williams
Threatening small claims for security deposit
Our tenants just moved out and left our home dirty with stained carpet (which was brand new when they got there) lots of scratches on the wood floor, holes in the walls, chipped paint and large scratches in walls. Als...
Ryan Spath
Question on charging for damages
In all our rental agreements we have a provision that states an early termination will result in loss of security deposit plus two months rent. We recently had a tenant notify us he wished to terminate his lease early...
Logan Bartlett
Should landlord replace carpet after previous tentant dies?
The woman who lived upstairs from me, died in the apartment unexpectedly, and was found 2 days after she died, I was there when they found her and it has been traumatizing, since over the course of her living there we...
Jeannette Lopez
What do you use to eliminate odors?
I manage single family homes and have had a run of bad tenants. The carpeting/flooring is not ready to be replaced and there is a lingering odor of pets or cigarettes. I am considering purchasing an ozone generator...
Dean Suzuki
Tenant is requesting to get a cat
Hi,
I have a tenant that has leasing my property for over a year and has been good at making their payments on time (in other words a pretty good tenant). They asked if they could get a cat. We currently ha...