Sam Lu
Evcted tenant not allowing enter to check and repair water leak
NYC, i am sure the upstair tenant do water damage on purpose after announce 90 day can not evict. water just slow drip alll day. and they dont allow we go inside to check, right now our celling almost fall down.polic...
Mark Pijanowski
AC leaked, caused flooring damage. Security Deposit?
I have a really good tenant, the AC in her unit broke; water leaked and caused some minor warping of the hardwood near the register.My question is, she reported it when she said she noticed the flooring was warped. S...
Anne Whalen
Mold in Rental property, do I charge tenant for clean up?
Hi everyone, I have a property management question. I have a self-managed rental property in San Jose that recently turned over. After the tenants moved out, we noticed pretty extensive mold on both sides of the slidi...
Peter Morgan
Home Insurance:What exactly is guaranteed rebuilding cost?
Hi,I just wanted to better understand what exactly it means when an insurance company indicates 'Guaranteed Rebuilding Cost' in their policy. I had a water leak incident that partially damaged the flooring I had to fi...
Justin Fraser
Tenant left water on for a week and destroyed my house
On Friday, the next door neighbor to one of my rentals in Trenton, NJ called me to let me know he had water in his basement, could hear water running in the house, and that he hadn't seen my tenants in over a week. Tu...
Scott Reynolds
Pipes burst in an inherited house - insurance claim?
Hey BP, so I'm in the process of inheriting a house from my step-mother's estate. It is out of state from me (PA), and has been cared for by my step-brother (executor). It was my father's house originally, and my step...
Billy Daniel
Best method for cleaning a house with fire/smoke damage?
Hey BP! I'm currently under contract to purchase a house with fire damage (limited to a couple of bedrooms) and smoke damage throughout. What tips do you have for this type of property? What is the best way to clea...
Ulrike Koehler
HOA expects my renters to be without heat and hot water during repair
Would like to get some feedback on below.I have a town house that is managed by a management company but the HOA is responsible to make decisions in legal matters.The owner of the unit next to mine has a defective lea...
Jason Boyd
Fire damaged property
My situation: I have a property owner for wants to sell but the property is is fire damaged to the roof and walls on one side of the house. He wants 80k as is and based on the numbers I was given from one contractor, ...
Mary Jay
Close to beach properties
Hi guys,1) What do you think, is a 2 floor building better structurally to survive during a hurricane or a one floor building?I feel like it would be a one floor building, right?2) Would you buy a property within 10-2...