So I get a call back from some guy who was completely irate that I would dare send him a letter. He literally threatened me over the phone. I said, "sir, it's just a letter, it's not illegal, if you didn't want to...

hi BP community - Happy new year! My husband I became accidental landlords 6+ years ago when we moved to a single family home and rented out the townhouse we had outgrown. We've been blessed to have no vacancy over th...

I recently had a mold investigator take air samples from some bedrooms a tenant was complaining about.  The results showed that there was an elevated presence of allergenic molds. No black molds.  The levels that were...

Hi All,Briefly, I am a licensed agent in New York City with 8 years experience in Brooklyn real estate.  I have a great network of buyers and landlords I've developed over my career and typically have access to off-ma...

Tenants left this stain on an elevated trex deck.  How would you handle this?  I can see replacing the boards that are stained or is it possible to caculate the replacement cost of the full deck minus depreciation due...

“The True cost of yield”Was the l captured off the g-chat window with my brother, after whining to him about some $hitstorm I created for myself, and had no one else to blame but the muppet in the mirror.  Long story ...

I have a one story house with a crawl space below it. Tenant moved out and in the bedroom corner, a little in the closet corner and a corner in the kitchen, there is mold growing on the wood. He had a dog. Has anyo...

Tomorrow I'll close on an REO triplex in PA in which I believe at least one of the units is occupied.  The former owner is not one of the occupants.  How do you recommend I make my first contact and work with them?My ...

So after spending some quality time to resolve a clogged drain (hair) and replacing some worn parts our tenant's bathroom sink was working perfectly. Draining like a champ. We did not charge the tenant figuring this w...

Hi all! This is my first non introductory post. I've been visiting properties today and I went into one where the owner mentioned that the person who lived there was a "bit of a hoarder". Well the result was interesti...