I'm curious how other landlords handle this.  After a move out walk through is completed with or without the tenant, how do you: 1) Evaluate what to charge them for?  How about if you do the work yourself?2) What not ...

Hi! Does anyone know what the law specifically says about pet rent? We paid a non refundable $500 pet fee that I knew couldn't be applied to anything. But the complex is also not willing to apply the $30/month pet ren...

I rent out premium properties and charge a premium price. I charge a high rent and I don't charge extra fees. This works for me and generally works for my tenants as well. I come in every four months or so to make sur...

Under RESPA I believe agents are not allowed to pay for referrals. They are also not allowed to get paid to refer business to mortgage brokers and other professionals.

A friend of mine took Kinder-Reese's rea...

I bought a home that has been closed up for nearly a year. Carpets need cleaning, stretching and smoke smells removed. I haven't had to worry about this in a LONG time. Thirty years ago, I used to close an empty house...

Curious, I just got my first house and I was looking back on the current lease I was in. One the lease I signed there is a $150 portion of my $300 security deposit that was deemed a non refundable carpet cleaning fee....

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I’m a landlord in Minnesota. I’m about to turn tenants and I’ve scheduled my cleanings, maid service as well as carpet cleaning. My tenants have 2 cats. At one point in their 2 year tenancy my tenant was out o...

I recently moved out of my apartment after the 10 month lease expired, in Pleasanton, California. My wife, my roommate and I were the first tenants for this brand new apartment.We were charged: $120 for carpet cleanin...

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I have been thinking about this a lot. When a tenant moves out, they usually clean as per what they think is clean. There is always some things left behind. things like inside stove, refrigerator, inside the O...

The carpets in some of my newly acquired rental properties are filthy and stinky. My wife did a good job with the carpet cleaner, but it seems this would be a reoccurring problem. Do you all find yourselves replacin...