Ethan Ross
Cat urine odor under hardwood floors
I have a rented apartment with hardwood floors. The previous owner had cats and there is a strong urine odor coming through the floors by the kitchen. The tenant has tried applying a number of different deodorizes but...
Juan Correia
Smokers on non-smoke vacation rental
We have just finished rehabbing an apartment, electrical wiring, plumbing, paint, furniture, everything new.The FIRST vacation rental (Airbnb) host the we received just left and it smelled tobacco like crazy.We made i...
David Dachtera
Ejector Sump, only serves furnace
Got an off-the-wall question...Just had a plumber here to replace the switch on my ejector sump pump. Got to see inside the sump and it seems kinda - what we used to call - groty.Now, it's not an effluent sump, it onl...
Jason Chung
Recommendations for Virtual Assistants as Property Managers?
I currently manage a property in California doing room rentals. For the most part it's been pretty manageable. When it comes to re-leasing I have one of the existing tenants do a walk through with an incentive that if...
Pinaki M.
Where can I learn basic plumbing, HVAC, etc.?
I recently became a landlord and planning on growing. The problem is that I have almost ZERO skills needed for repairs like plumbing, HVAC, electrical, etc. Now, I realize that I don't want to do all of this work, esp...
Kathryn Wenzel
Where to find used lawnmowers/snowblowers?
Hi Fellow Investors!We need a lawn mower for our rental property and I was wondering if anyone has too many lawn mowers to sell for cheap or know of any used ones? It is a small lawn so definitely a push mower would b...
Troy Leinster
Has anyone had any experience in leasing / versus Airbnb?
Hi everyone,Six months ago I purchased a three-family home in Jersey City. I have leased one apartment, the second I reside in, and I'm considering my options for the third. Has anyone had any experience in leasing / ...
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Smelly carpet
I recently had a long term tenant move out. They had dogs, and the carpet is really smelling doggy now. The carpet has been cleaned by commercial cleaners (they actually cleaned it one day, I came to check out the p...
Jacob Murphy
Cat Pee House from Hell!
Hey BP! I bought a house at a foreclosure auction at the court house steps last year. I thought it was a great BRRRR deal since I bought for 50K and it has a ARV of 205K, however I wasn't expecting the inside to be as...
James Slaughter
Hypersensitive Tennant
BP landlord's! Last month I rented a one bedroom corner unit apartment to a new tennant in a 100+ yr old historic building that really is an amazing space. Tennant was young, great personality, awesome references, c...