Looking at my first property and there is a severely intense odor in the basement (concrete) and some slight orders on the other levels of the house as well (hardwood floors and carpet). We suspect the odor might be c...

Does anyone have a Tenant Changeover Checklist they can share? I'm thinking of everything that needs to be done to the interior of the property once a tenant moves out and before the next person moves in. Replace batt...

There are two points in the investment process where you can reduce maintenance costs. The first is when you purchase a property. The second occurs when you renovate it.
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Hello BPers,I'm looking into purchasing a condo as a rental unit and it looks like interior improvements will be needed. The biggest being the terrible stained carpet.  Does anyone have recommendations on replacement ...

I discover a few years ago that commercial grade carpet is nothing like house grade. It is made exceedingly tough and durable. I discovered that you can buy lots of commercial grade carpet almost free because after th...

This is actually not an investment question... My family is looking for a new house (outgrew our old one). And of the houses we've looked at the two best prospects have been smoked in (one heavily). This is a non-star...

I am working on getting a new rental in the makes. So far, these are the photos I have, they are older, and I am getting a walk through soon.To give you a little bit of the background, this is in a decent location. Fo...

My new tenants on one of my properties signed a lease a couple weeks ago with a move in date of July 1st.  When they saw the house my previous tenants were still in the process of moving out.  New tenants signed the l...

We have never accepted cats in our properties. The main reason being that we have heard nightmares about cats spraying all over homes and many people are allergic to cats. We purchased a home that had cat pee soaked c...

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I am reaching out to other Omaha Nebraska landlords and rents owners to see who you recommend for steam cleaning carpets. I have a unit that smells like dog and am looking for the most effective cleaners ar...