John Collins
Is this a real thing - cat allergy from carpet
Can someone be allergic to cats such that they can sense when a shaggy carpet that was only 6 months old when they moved in had cats on it? This person is not allergic to dogs.
I spoke with the old owner - said hi...
Teresa Ramos
Emotional Support Animal (ESA) Low Allergen Building - *FAS
*FAS = FUNDAMENTALLY ALTER the nature of SERVICES providedWhy has no one been able to turn down ESA requests based on the wording of the actual FHA law? From the FHAA Federal Housing Authority:[Landlords are required ...
Bruce Woodruff
Power outages at Guest House
Looking for advice from hosts on this. One of our listings is rural (next to our ranch house) and we have experienced a few power outages recently due to lightning storms. Ranging from 1 hr to overnight in one case...
Mike K.
Bad tenant and need good advice.
I recently bought a duplex and inherited a tenant since they refused to leave when i bought the house so i inherited 1 year of their 2 year lease (that i didnt sign or renew). I live in the first floor. This person do...
Mike R.
Codes/ Up to Code/ Older Home (Grandfathered)
Looking to buy a 2nd vacation home in Big Bear California and got the winning bid on one. A few problems though, since it's an older home (built in 1951) the stairs are not quite up to code (7" wide and a bit steep go...
Account Closed
Rogue tenant tampering with smoke detectors
I have a tenant who just randomly “fixes” stuff without telling me. For example changed out hard wired smoke detector and messed up the ceiling in the process. I want to keep better tabs on the situation by doing reg...
Max T.
Don't scoff at the handyman work!
I have a great handyman crew (Philly people - search Brightstar Handyman) working on a project for me during the week. With a free day on my calendar I decided to take on some of the smaller jobs and (based on their p...
Shane Welch
Upstairs tenant affect my downstairs tenant, what to do?
Short story for context.
Duplex, up/down. Upstairs tenant does has not paid rent since I purchased home in Feb. Started the eviction process in March, and due to covid the eviction date was pushed to July 8th (yay ...
Enzo Nassif
Without A.C. for a Week and still nothing
Well, I've been living in this house for quite a year now, and the Landlord is always being disrespectful with us and always taking too much to fix things in this 10 years old house that is falling in peaces , last we...
Ryan Ross
What is your CRITERIA?
Hi Everyone, I am having some trouble deciding on my criteria so I'd like to hear from the experience community at BiggerPockets. What criteria do you look for in a rental property, and what is your strategy for inves...