So yesterday day I took over my house that my tenants have literally destroyed. At least in my opinion. I was not making money on this property, literally, I tried renting because my house flipflopped in mortgage and ...

Hello!We have a triplex in Missoula, MT, and have had repeated issues with tenants not caring for the shared laundry room.  Actually that's an understatement...  It's happened twice now that one of the tenants has lef...

I'm doing a walkthrough inspection of my rental property this week. My property manager and the Tenant will be there, as will be his 3 kids.

What kinds of things should I be looking for during this kind of inspection...

I have always read that you should never take over a rental property where the landlord/owner pays the heat & hotwater. What has the experience on the board been?? Has anyone ever taken over a small multi-family...

Hi everyone i purchased a property and found out from the tenant that all of the windows are sealed shut. I’m not sure if this was done on purpose or because they had been repainted and dried shut over the years. The ...

What temporary heat source should I use while rehabbing an apt building in the winter?  No utilities are turned on.  I like propane portable heaters but I'm concerned about CO poisoning.  Is that the customary temp he...

Hi,I will be going live with my STR rental in the next few months and was hoping to get your recommendations on smart technology. Currently, I'm considering the following:- Smart Locks: August- Noise monitoring: Noise...

Security system update 01/2022:
Had some break ins 3 weeks in a row about 2 months ago. Was once trying to get into storage units and twice going thru our RV and vehicle parking. I actually dislike RV and vehicle par...

We have had a set of tenants that had kids with some special needs and they were pretty rough on the house. Wonderful family paid on time always and we sympathize with the needs of the kids. We went above and beyond f...

I've had two recent issues with break-ins and attempted break-ins within the last month at my triplex. My initial setup was a deadbolt and handle setup. In the break-in, the deadbolt was left unlocked and a student-te...